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Empowering Communities through Higher Education: CUV-East Case Study

Explore how the Community University of the Valleys-East promotes university study in the community through innovative learning programs and collaborations. Despite challenges, it has seen success in widening participation and providing progression opportunities. Contact Dr. Alyce von Rothkirch for more information.

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Empowering Communities through Higher Education: CUV-East Case Study

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  1. Widening Participation to University Study in the Community: the Community University of the Valleys-East – a Case Study Dr Alyce von Rothkirch CUV-East/CCLL, University of Wales, Newport

  2. The Community University of the Valleys-East: • an initiative of the Centre for Community and Lifelong Learning, University of Wales, Newport. • Partners: WEA South Wales & University of Glamorgan.

  3. Where are we?

  4. Qualification levels in Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Caerphilly:

  5. Health profile in Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Caerphilly:

  6. Employment profile in Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Caerphilly:

  7. Employment profile in Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Caerphilly: Of those who are unemployed and of working age, the following are/have …

  8. What does the CUV-East offer? • we work in 16 community locations across Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Caerphilly – many of which are Communities First areas; • shared venues, ‘shared’ tutors; • ‘split-level’ delivery;

  9. What does the CUV-East offer? • working with community-based Learning Development Officers; • negotiating the curriculum; • ‘demand-led’ vs. ‘supply-led’ curriculum development; • collaboration with the University of Wales, Newport in curriculum development to facilitate progression opportunities;

  10. What does the CUV-East offer? • Combined Open Studies Programme • termly enrolment; • terms timed to fit in with school holidays; • the Certificate of Higher Education • student progression.

  11. CUV-East Learner Profile: • since 2000, over 900 learners have had a taste of HE in the community; • in the academic year 2004/05, 18 students completed the Certificate of Higher Education and 26 achieved more than 60 credits.

  12. Challenges to the CUV-East’s provision: • funding ends in 2006; • perception of the provision as ‘access’ provision to ‘real’ (i.e. campus-based) HE; • relative inflexibility of university administrative (and other) systems;

  13. Challenges to the CUV-East’s provision: • neglect of the lifelong learning aspect of Higher Education by the university and by policy-makers; • Difficulty in matching the cost and the benefits of community-based (Higher) Education.

  14. Contact details: Dr Alyce von Rothkirch Community University of the Valleys-East 11 Gwent Shopping Centre Tredegar NP22 3EJ • 01495-722973 Email: alyce.vonrothkirch@newport.ac.uk

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