Community University of the Valleys Partnership Mission Statement
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We affirm our commitment to:
- devising continuing higher education strategies that will help address the issues of exclusion and deprivation and support the cultural, social and economic regeneration of the communities of the West Wales & Valleys area
- providing innovative learning programmes and supportive guidance structures to target those currently excluded and to widen and increase access to learning by previously non-participating individuals and groups
- supporting progression into higher education through the development of learning opportunities based on the broadest definition of lifelong learning - informal learning, non-accredited and accredited programmes
- achieving agreements on mutual recognition of achievements and credits
- identifying and promoting models of good practice that emphasise community based, collaborative and student-centred learning and disseminating our experiences of partnership in community based learning
- developing structures that will give learners and communities opportunities to participate as equal partners, to negotiate a curriculum suited to their needs and to influence the development of appropriate learning programmes and support services
- affording equal status and mutual respect to all representatives within the partnership and recognising the importance of community groups not directly represented
- supporting excellence in research on learning and communities, in order to inform partnership developments
- maximising appropriate resources across the partnership, through such strategies as joint funding bids, to develop integrated and innovative learning programmes
- ensuring that all partners communicate and respect each others activities to maximise synergy across the partnership
- ensuring all partnership activities adhere to the principles of equal opportunities
DATGANIAD CENHADAETH PARTNERIAETH PRIFYSGOL GYMUNEDOL Y CYMOEDD
Rydym yn cadarnhau ein hymrwymiad i:
- ddyfeisio strategaethau addysg uwch a fydd yn ein cynorthwyo i fynd i'r afael â materion yn ymwneud ag eithrio ac amddifadiad gan gefnogi adfywio diwylliannol, cymdeithasol ac economaidd cymunedau ardal Gorllewin Cymru a'r Cymoedd
- darparu rhaglenni dysgu arloesol a strwythurau cyfarwyddo cefnogol i dargedu'r rhai sy'n cael eu heithrio ar hyn o bryd a lledaenu a chynyddu mynediad i ddysgu gan unigolion a grwpiau na fuont yn cymryd rhan cyn hyn
- cefnogi dilyniant i addysg uwch drwy ddatblygu cyfleoedd dysgu wedi'u seilio ar y diffiniad ehangaf o ddysgu gydol oes - dysgu anffurfiol, rhaglenni heb eu hachredu ac wedi'u hachredu
- dod i gytundeb ar gydnabod cyflawniadau a chredydau ein gilydd
- adnabod a hyrwyddo modelau o arfer da sy'n pwysleisio dysgu ar y cyd a myfyriwr-ganolog wedi'u seilio yn y gymuned a lledaenu ein profiadau o bartneriaeth mewn dysgu wedi'i seilio ar y gymuned
- datblygu strwythurau a fydd yn rhoi cyfleoedd i ddysgwyr a chymunedau gymryd rhan fel partneriaid cydradd, i drafod cwricwlwm sy'n addas i'w hanghenion ac i ddylanwadu ar ddatblygu rhaglenni dysgu a gwasanaethau cefnogi addas
- rhoi statws cyfartal a pharch i'r holl gynrychiolwyr o fewn y bartneriaeth a chydnabod pwysigrwydd grwpiau cymunedol nad ydynt wedi'u cynrychioli'n uniongyrchol
- cefnogi rhagoriaeth mewn ymchwil i ddysgu a chymunedau, er mwyn cyfrannu at ddatblygiadau partneriaeth
- gwneud y defnydd gorau posib o adnoddau priodol ar draws y bartneriaeth, drwy strategaethau fel ceisiadau ar y cyd am gyllid, i ddatblygu rhaglenni dysgu integredig ac arloesol
- sicrhau bod yr holl bartneriaid yn cyfathrebu â'i gilydd ac yn parchu gweithgareddau ei gilydd i gynyddu'r ymwneud ar draws y bartneriaeth gymaint â phosib
- sicrhau bod holl weithgareddau'r bartneriaeth yn glynu at egwyddorion cyfleoedd cyfartal
