facilitating learning Karen Moore Scottish Waterways Trust November 2012 What is canal c ollege canal heritage projects facilitating learning An innovative and inspirational programme of learning skills development and employability training ID: 754205
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c
anal college
‘canal heritage projects
facilitating learning’
Karen Moore,
Scottish Waterways Trust
November 2012Slide2
What is canal
c
ollege?
‘canal heritage projects facilitating learning’
An innovative and inspirational programme of learning, skills development and employability training
Based on Scotland’s lowland canals in Edinburgh and Falkirk
Designed for young people not in employment, education or training
Focussed on heritage learning skills
Built on the success of Green Action Slide3
Some facts & figures
Element
Outputs
TOTALS
Timespan
May 2013
– April 2015
2 Years
Number of locations
Edinburgh & Falkirk
2 locations
Number of
Programmes
Six in each area
12 programmes
Duration of each programme
Fourteen weeks x 2 days per week
336
days
Participants per programme
12 participants
144 participants
Volunteers per programme
2 minimum
24 volunteers
Awards available per participant
1 completion certificate, 3 awards (John Muir, Saltire and Youth Achievement) & possible
SVQs
Up to 576 awardsSlide4
Partnerships & Funding
PROJECT PARTNERS
Scottish Waterways Trust working in partnership with Scottish Canals
PROJECT BUDGET
£430,000
FUNDING PARTNERS
Heritage Lottery Fund
The European Union
Interreg
IVB
North West Europe
Scottish Natural Heritage Slide5
Canal college – Benefits to Scottish Canals
This is Scottish Canals opportunity to ensure a trained supply pipeline for its workforce and the workforce of its suppliers
This initiative allows Scottish Canals to respond in an exciting and positive way to the government directive that Heritage Organisations need to do more in the fight to reduce youth unemployment
The project has a high chance of being financially sustainable – employability partners see the value in it which is why they want to partner with us
Scottish canals and its supply chain
must
do their bit in terms of raising awareness of canal college and recruiting Canal College graduatesSlide6
MORE BENEFITS TO SCOTTISH CANALS…
Development of a larger framework for learning and career development within Scottish Canals
Engagement with the employability sector
Enhanced awareness of the canal infrastructure and its heritage significance
Young people actively engaged in the canal environment
Canal ambassadors for the future
Legacy of volunteer mentors
Physical legacy from project outputs
PR potential
…
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anal
c
ollege : Benefits for Scottish CanalsSlide7
BENEFITS FOR THE SCOTTISH CANALS STAFF SUPPORTING CANAL COLLEGE
Opportunity to mentor and support participants
New access to personal training and development (
eg
. volunteer facilitation, presentation skills)
Potential recognition in performance reviews and/or a bonus incentive
Access to up-skilling by being part of the learning experience (eg
drystane
walling)
Involvement in the two signature projects
…
c
anal
c
ollege : Benefits for Scottish CanalsSlide8
c
anal college Programmes
The Modules:
Induction & How Canals Work
Built Heritage
Natural Heritage
Cultural Heritage
Signature Projects
The Historic Flight of Locks, Falkirk
Calders
Canal Gateway, Edinburgh
Celebrating Canal College ParticipantsSlide9
‘How Canals Work’ Module
The Module:
Engineering – gravity and contour canals; how canals came into being; managing heritage infrastructure
Operations – canal staff duties, how locks work, how water is managed
The Falkirk Wheel – why its there and how it works
The Benefit:
Better appreciation of the heritage significance of the canals
An insight into jobs on the canalsSlide10
Built Heritage Modules
The Module:
Culvert & bankside walling surveys
Stonework demo and taster sessions
Culvert management
Bankside structures
The Benefit:
At least 12 culvert mouths cleared and restored
12
canalside
structures restored
Minimum of 24 accurate survey records
added to the Scottish Canals data baseSlide11
Natural Heritage Modules
The Module:
Protected & invasive species surveys
Habitat enhancements
Plant identification
Wildflower meadow creation
Top 10 wildlife and plants to spot
The Benefit:
6 protected species surveyed
12 invasive species surveys done
72 bat boxes installed
2 wildflower meadows created
2 ‘Top 10’ guides created Slide12
Cultural Heritage Modules
The Module:
Cultural Heritage investigation & research
Living Memory Oral History interviews
Archiving & Cataloguing
The Benefit:
2 heritage boxes produced for educational purposes
12 new heritage trails created
12 oral history records compiled
Library archiving and cataloguingSlide13
Signature Project Falkirk
The Module:
Review of historic records/archive
Vegetation clearance, shallow excavation, site records, condition survey, stonework repairs, soiling and seeding
The Benefit:
Shallow excavation of top 3 historic locks
Heritage trail from Falkirk Wheel
Interpretation &
f
inal exhibitionSlide14
Signature Project
Calders
The Module:
Landscape skills in sett laying, stone wall restoration, gate construction, heritage seating installation, native hedge planting, native woodland and tree planting, soiling and seeding, interpretation and information signage
The Benefit:
Formation of a formal gateway linking
Calders
to the Union CanalSlide15
canal college – commitment from Scottish Canals
Our Ask
S
upport
canal college for four days every three months in total which equates to 32 days over the two year
period
Linton’s time –as per Green Action
Occasional input from Management Team
Joint applicant to HLF which ties SC in to a maintenance agreement for the canal college projects for 10 years
SNH have requested a cash contribution from SC and this has also been raised by HLF???
Ring-fence some seasonal vacancies and guarantee interviews for participants
Promote canal college within the SC supply chainSlide16
The FutureSlide17
Pathway to Skills & Employability