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Forth Valley Local Economic Forum Area

Population Profile: Forth Valley at June 2001

The Figure below summarises population, employment, unemployment and job related training.

Population Profile

278,000 300,000

200,000 121,000

100,000 5,365 21,000

0

Mid-year total population estimates People of working age in employment Claimant count unemployment Working age people receiving job related training

Source: Mid- year total population estimates: General Register Office for , 2000 Other: Office for National Statistics, Spring 2001

The percentage of people in work based training is 7.6%.

127 Number of Organisations involved in Providing Community Based Learning (Matrixes completed by , and Councils (at June 2001)

Type of Provision by Number of Providers: Clackmannanshire Council

26 27

26 35 Core Skills Personal Development Adult Classes Youth work

Within the Clackmannanshire Council area there are 47 providers.

Type of Provision by Number of Providers: Falkirk Council

3 8

4

11

Core Skills Personal Development

Adult Classes Youth work

Within the Falkirk Council area there are 14 providers.

128 Type of Provision by Number of Providers: Stirling Council

36 46

2

12

38

IT Core Skills Personal Development Adult Classes Youth work

Within the Stirling Council area there are 57 providers.

We surveyed all 32 local authorities and asked them to complete a matrix of all community learning provision within their area, whether or not it was provided by the local authority. From the matrices returned we produced a summary of provision which gives a picture of the amount and type of provision offered within a local authority area.

Each local authority has its own definition of provision which would fall under the description of “community learning” and as such there is a degree of variation in the provision listed.

Learning Centres: Falkirk

Provider name Town Council Grange Community Education Centre Falkirk Council Community Education Centre SLAMMANAN Falkirk Council and Redding community School WESTQUARTER Falkirk Council BraesProject Team Office WESTQUARTER Falkirk Council Greenpark Community Education Centre Falkirk Council Shieldhill Community Education Wing SHIELDHILL Falkirk Council Denny/ Area Team Office DENNY Falkirk Council Tryst Community Education Centre STENHOUSEMUI Falkirk Council Community Education Centre BONNYBRIDGER Falkirk Council Denny Community Education Centre DENNY Falkirk Council

129 Bankier Community Education Wing Falkirk Council Greenhill Community Resource Centre BONNYBRIDGE Falkirk Council Community Education Unit GRANGEMOUTH Falkirk Council Community Education Base GRANGEMOUTH Falkirk Council Kersiebank Community Projects Ltd GRANGEMOUTH Falkirk Council Bo'ness Town Centre Base BONESS Falkirk Council Falkirk Area Team FALKIRK Falkirk Council Community Project CAMELON Falkirk Council Dawson Centre LANGLEES Falkirk Council Westfield Community Project FALKIRK Falkirk Council Langlees New Community School Falkirk Council Grahamston Local Office FALKIRK Falkirk Council Camelon Learning Centre CAMELON Falkirk Council Denny Local Learning Centre DENNY Falkirk Council Training and Development Unit CAMELON Falkirk Council

Learning Centres: Stirling

Provider name Town Council Allan Community Education Centre Stirling Council Alpha Centre FALLIN Stirling Council Argyll Centre STIRLING Stirling Council Balfour Centre Stirling Council Community Centre BANNOCKBURN Stirling Council Braeport Community Education Stirling Council BoysCentre Club STIRLING Stirling Council Community Hall BUCHLYVIE Stirling Council Community CAMBUSBARRON Stirling Council Village Hall CAMBUSKENNETH Stirling Council Centre CORNTON Stirling Council Cowane Centre STIRLING Stirling Council Cowie Community Centre COWIE Stirling Council East Argyll Centre BRAEHEAD Stirling Council Community Centre GARGUNNOCK Stirling Council Braehead Community Project BRAEHEAD Stirling Council Carronbridge Village Hall STIRLING Stirling Council Brig O'Turk Village Hall STIRLING Stirling Council Village Hall CRIANLARICH Stirling Council Tyrndrum Village Hall Stirling Council Hillview Community Centre STIRLING Stirling Council Parish Hall KILLEARN Stirling Council Menzies Hall Stirling Council Mayfield Centre STIRLING Stirling Council

130 Muir Hall Stirling Council Village Club Stirling Council Memorial Hall Stirling Council Balquidder Village Hall BALQUIDDER Stirling Council Kincardine in MENTEITH Stirling Council Village Hall DRYMEN Stirling Council Edmonstone Hall DRYMEN Stirling Council Village Hall KINLOCHARD Stirling Council Reading Room KIPPEN Stirling Council Kippen Village Hall KIPPEN Stirling Council Village Hall LOCHEARNHEAD Stirling Council McLintock Hall Stirling Council Aberfoyle Memorial Hall ABERFOYLE Stirling Council Village Hall PORT OF MENTEITH Stirling Council Kirk Hall CALLANDAR Stirling Council Village Hall STRATHYRE Stirling Council Thornhill Scout Hall THORNHILL Stirling Council McLaren Hall Stirling Council Hall CAUSEWAYHEAD Stirling Council Community Centre THROSK Stirling Council Reading & Recreation BLAIRLOGIE Stirling Council Victoria Hall DUNBLANE Stirling Council Centre STIRLING Stirling Council ACE Mini Computer Suite CORNTON Stirling Council Bannockburn Lerning Zone BANNOCKBURN Stirling Council Fallin Mini Learning Centre FALLIN Stirling Council Strathyre Learning Centre STRATHYRE Stirling Council Plean Learning Centre PLEAN Stirling Council Wellgreen Learning Centre STIRLING Stirling Council Bridge of Allan Library BRIDGE OF ALLAN Stirling Council Callander Library CALLANDAR Stirling Council Central Library STIRLING Stirling Council Plean Library PLEAN Stirling Council St Ninians Library STIRLING Stirling Council

131 Colleges and Universities: Number of Full time and Part time students by College and University (at June 2001)

College and University Provision

Lauder College 805 Falkirk Campus FE0

Clackmannan 444 College of FE 2,087

Falkik College of FE 1,190 & HE 10,554

University of 6,493 Stirling 1,765

FT students PT students

Source: i) SFEFC 2000 “Review of the Supply of and Demand for Further Education in Scotland” CD-ROM ii) Universities Scotland, Facts and Figures

The percentage of total population studying full or part time is 8.4%.

The flexibility of FE in offering part-time provision is evident in the above. The HE sector has made strides in offering part-time courses, but there is still a significant bias in favour of full-time provision.

132 Job Centre Clients participating in New Deal Programmes: (at May 2001)

Number of Clients in each New Deal Programme

170 84 485

765

NDLP New Deal 18-24 New Deal 25+ New Deal 50+

Source: Employment Service (Research and Development), 2001

There are 8 job centres in the Forth Valley LEF area. A total of 1504 people are participating on all New Deal programmes within the LEF area.

The percentage of people on New Deal 18-24 and 25+ is 0.3%.

The above figures give the combined total for participation across all four options for 18-24 year olds. Several New Deal programmes have been introduced since 1998 under the government’s welfare to work strategy. They have been developed to improve the employability of different categories of unemployed people. Whilst there is only one specific New Deal dedicated to learning – the Full Time Education and Training Option for 18 – 24 year olds - all of the New Deals relate to lifelong learning in that there is usually some element of learning or training activity, albeit in many instances informal learning, in New Deal provision i.e. in environmental improvement work, in work placement with employers, or work in a voluntary organisation.

133 Local Enterprise Company Training Programmes: at April 2001

Local Enterprise Company Training Programmes 766 800 700 609 600 503 500 400 269 300 130 138 200 100 0 Training for Work Skillseekers (employed Skillseekers (Modern status, non-employed Apprentices) status, special needs) Male Female

Source: Scottish Enterprise (Lifelong Learning & Inclusion Division), 2001

Each LEC has responsibility for managing the delivery of TfW and Skillseekers in their area.

The percentage of young women (15%) undertaking a Modern Apprenticeship is significantly lower than that for young men.

New Futures Fund

There are 2 New Futures Fund Projects in the Forth Valley LEF area.

This Fund is run centrally by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise and is targeted on assisting those most excluded in society to progress towards social and economic inclusion. For many clients this involves guidance and support towards both informal and formal learning opportunities as a way back into employment.

Source: Scottish Enterprise, 2001

134 Social Inclusion Partnerships

SIPs and funding £

Stirling 590,700

Falkirk Community Urban Regeneration 645,600 Programme 1,128,000 Alloa and South East

There are 3 SIPs within the Forth Valley LEF area which received funding of £2,364,300 for 2001 – 2002.

Source: Scottish Executive

Prison Population (at June 2001)

Average daily number of prisoners

450 400 447 350 300 250 200 150 156 100 125 50 0 0 39 0 HMP Polmont HMP Glenochil HMP Cornton Vale

Adult YO

Source: Scottish Prison Service Annual Report, 1999 – 2000

The information shows there are 3 prisons within the Forth Valley LEF area. The average daily number of prisoners/young offenders ranges from 39 - 447 males and females. HMP Cornton Vale is the only female prison in Scotland.

135 In 2000/01 across the Prison Service as a whole some 233,000 prisoner learning hours were delivered.

Information on education and training provided in each prison is not collated centrally by SPS, nor is information on the quantity and outcomes from education and training detailed in Inspectorate Reports on individual prisons.

SPS also delivers basic skills screening and prepares individual learning plans. Vocational training is devolved to each prison and across all establishments over 1,500 SQA units were delivered in 2000/01.

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