Making decisions about sustainability

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Making decisions about sustainability
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Cooking with the SLN..
Curriculum
Progression
IAG
Staff development
Funding
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We need to consider a new recipe..
Weve tried some of the ingredients beforeare
they the right ones?
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Mainstreaming

• How robust is the SLN?
• Are institutions prepared for mainstreaming?
• How do we respond to new initiatives?
• Taking the steam out of mainstreaming.

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Continuation

• Is the model and its component parts the right
  one?
• Is the approach to sectors viable?
• What might change?
• Finishing the job on time and to budget.

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Additional areas

• The size and shape of the curriculum
• The staffing model
• Mainstreaming at the outset
• New items for the menu
• Employer engagement
• 14-19 Diplomas
• Brokerage and higher level skills
• Level 3 and 4 targets

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The SLN

• Does the brand add value and serve a useful
  purpose?
• Is the organisation appropriate for the next
  phase of development?
• Where does it fit in the plans of the partner
  organisations and networks?

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Eating out isnt cheap

• of budget spent on SLN activities 2005-08
• Developing the network
  2.7
• Supporting vocational learning 14.2
• Creating opportunities to learn
  31.8
• Monitoring and evaluation
  2.7
• Sustainability
  0.2
• Contingency
  3.3
• Overheads
  18.0
• Core team
  26.0
• Accommodation
  1.6