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Evaluation of ESF Community Grants Programme 2011 – 2013
(North West)
Mary Moss
Key Themes
165 grants allocated; 158 able to sustain activity
3575 participants (as recorded September 13)
98% projects surveyed rated the grant as ‘Very
important’ or ‘important’
91% considered the project had improved the
quality of learning provision
Success
Methodology of evaluation
Document review; Interim and Final Reports; Induction workshop; Panels; Steering Group; Case Study visits; Online questionnaires
Applicants survey (136) Projects survey * 2 (92,
59) Participants survey (104) Outcomes survey (43) Case Study Interviews (12)
efficient
Programme management
54%34%
12%
Excellent
Good
Satisfactory
WEA grants team
39%
42%
15%
2% 2%
ExcellentGoodSatisfactoryNot very goodPoor
Ongoing support WEA and partners
friendly
polite
prompt
they listene
d
they understoo
d
induction was great
visit was useful
Learning
79%“Excellent”
• Woodworking• Beekeeping• Portable
appliance testing
• Broadcasting• Food Hygiene• Netball• Retail skills • Suicide
awareness• Managing
emotionsand more ….
Impact for Participants
“Involvement in this course has
made me realise that confidence is a crucial tool for survival”
Participant Progression
43 projects to date
Further informal learning
Accredited learning
Work experience or placement
Volunteering
Job
Self-employment/own business/CIC/social enterprise
100 200 300
273
226
92
279
147
14
“In the weeks I have volunteered in nursery school my self-esteem and confidence has greatly improved” “applying for a job and got it, this has
been a great achievement for me as I was unable to work in the UK for the
past 14 years”
“I am very glad that I have found a full time
job after 2 years”
Engaged with ESF priority groups
Projects21%
38% 17
%
62%
37%People with
disabilities People over 50
People from ethnic minority background
Lone parents
Female
Yes, very easily59%
Yes, with some dif-
ficulty40%
No2%
“Our speciality is outreach - other
organisations don’t bother”
Personalisation Flexibility Holistic approach Comfortable environment Outreach Imaginative activity Many outcomes for
individuals
Key themes
Capacity building
Training programme, including Preparing to teach (PTLLS) courses Staff and volunteers attended from over
70 projects 32 projects awarded grant for bespoke
activity
87%Adequately
consulted
29%
47%
22%
2%
Excellent Good Satisfactory Not satisfactory
“Couldn’t take
time out”
“Couldn’t take advantage as much as we
would have liked”
Impact for organisations Improved learning provision Improved sustainability Improved access to funding Improved links with other providers
Yes91%
No7%
Don’t know2%
Improved learning provision
“We have also developed strong
links with our local College”
“We became an accredited centre”
“became a member of the Local Area Network
- we can engage further with other
agencies supporting priority groups”
“Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that countscannot necessarily be counted” Albert Einstein
http://nw.wea.org.uk
Executive Summary, Evaluation Report and Case Studies