Through the Transformation Fund grants, partnerships of public, private and third sector organisations in England are creating projects to:
- Encourage more and different people into informal learning, particularly people from disadvantaged groups;
- Open up access to learning in new places, in new ways and at more flexible times;
- Support people to set up self-organised groups and learning clubs;
- Widen choice, by developing and sharing innovative content;
- Build partnerships and strengthen the capacity of informal adult learning organisations;
- Improve connections and progression between different kinds of learning; and
- Make better use of broadcasting and technology to stimulate and support learning.
The Transformation Fund adds to the £210 million which the Government has already ring-fenced to support informal adult learning. The Government also invests £360 million each year in museums and galleries, £10 million in UK online centres, libraries and other community venues and £21.5 million in union learning.
