Bringing Higher Education Within Reach

17 Dec 2008

“Bringing Higher Education within Reach”, the SLN e-book, is a free resource based on our website, available to those working in further and higher education, and to anyone with an interest in vocational learning and the work done by Lifelong Learning Networks over the last three years.

“Bringing Higher Education within Reach” has been the SLN’s strapline since it started work in 2005-06. It was one of the first to receive funding. Many more were to follow, with 30 LLNs operating in total in 2007-08.

It is an apt title for this e-book, as LLNs have raised the profile of vocational higher education, with learners and institutions alike.

As a web-based resource, the e-book disseminates the SLN’s work in a public, accessible and interactive format. It looks at key strands in LLN activity, such as curriculum development, progression, Information Advice and Guidance, and employer and student engagement. The SLN also funded a number of practitioner research projects which present their findings here. The e-book also looks at the challenges for evaluating LLNs, and considers the impact of the SLN (as one of the first LLNs to complete its funding cycle).

We are grateful to the many contributors from our networks in Sussex, from the national LLN community, and those writing in an advisory or research capacity.

Go to the “Bringing Higher Education within Reach “ home page.