The Adult and Community Education Service works with community partners, schools and employers to provide a wide range of part-time learning opportunities primarily for people aged 19 and over.

There is a strong programme of life-enriching learning activities, which take place in day and evening centres.

In addition, a considerable amount of provision is targeted towards learners who are unemployed, unwaged and part-time or low-waged workers, as well as people with low qualifications and excluded groups. Its purpose is to increase people’s life-chances and choices within the context of the changing economy of the district.

The ethos of the service is an inclusive one in which efforts are made to ensure equality of access and success.

A service to people of Wakefield District

The service contributes to the Council’s corporate priorities through working with others to contribute to the themes below:

Safer and Stronger Communities

• Provide learning programmes that contribute to developing citizenship
• Provide safe and fit for purpose accommodation
• Extend the network of local learning centres
• Improve the environment within which learning takes place

Healthier Communities

• Provide learning programmes for health, well-being and creativity
• Provide learning programmes that support vulnerable and excluded groups

Skills, Enterprise and Work

• Provide pre-vocational and vocational programmes that prepare people for work in the changing economy of the district
• Providing learning programmes that contribute to literacy and numeracy
• Provide learning programmes that support people’s choices and life-chances
• Invest in our staff