Adult and Community Learning in South Wales: a policy and practice perspective

This publication is aimed at those engaged in Adult Community Learning and community education projects whether practitioners in the field or policy makers.

This report describes policy and practice around Adult and Community Learning (ACL) and the successes that can be achieved by universities when they
engage fully with their communities as part of their 'third mission' of public service.

The report commences by reviewing the claims for educational health and social benefits to individuals universities and local communities and draws on case study illustrations from the GATES project in Merthyr Tydfil. It then explores contexts in Wales where policy and practice are being developed.