West Yorkshire - Lifelong Learning Network

Partnership

The West Yorkshire Lifelong Learning Network (WYLLN) is one of 30 LLNs across England. The WYLLN is a partnership of higher education institutions, further education colleges and other organisations throughout West Yorkshire all committed to providing quality vocational progression for learners to progress into higher education. All of the partners are committed to providing quality vocational learning opportunities to enable learners to progress into and through higher education.

Progression

Lifelong Learning Networks (LLNs) are a concept introduced and funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). LLNs aim to improve the coherence, clarity and certainty of progression opportunities for vocational learners into and through higher education. LLNs will focus on demand-led curriculum developments in order to meet the higher level skills needs of employers within the region.

The WYLLN is focusing its activities around 7 sectors which reflect the sub-regional higher level skill priorities identified by Yorkshire Forward and those of the Learning and Skills Council for West Yorkshire.

Higher Education

The aim of the WYLLN is: “To strengthen the performance of West Yorkshire businesses and the wider regional economy through improved vocational and work-based progression of young people and adults into higher education”.

In order to achieve this aim, the WYLLN will focus on the following objectives:

Information, Advice and Guidance

Improve progression opportunities into and through higher education through vocational and work-based routes

Enhance the supply and relevance of higher education provision for employers and individuals through improved institutional processes and procedures

Stimulate demand from employers and individuals for higher level education and skills

Improve the coherence and accessibility of higher education through information, advice and guidance for employers and vocational learners

Build sustainable partnerships between further and higher education, work-based learning providers and employers

Train and develop staff in support of the above objectives