{"id":686,"date":"2022-07-02T14:50:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T14:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/?p=686"},"modified":"2025-10-10T13:26:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T13:26:54","slug":"cities-of-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/cities-of-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons from blueprinting Cities of Learning UK skills pathways"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"686\" class=\"elementor elementor-686\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b959a87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b959a87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d756ba2\" data-id=\"3d756ba2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ecf329e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ecf329e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RSA, City &amp; Guilds, 3 cities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebc75ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ebc75ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Applying lessons from blueprinting award-winning Cities of Learning UK<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f1cb97c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f1cb97c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18c4589e\" data-id=\"18c4589e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4868f455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4868f455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color\">\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thersa.org\/reports\/cities-of-learning-prospectus\">Cities of Learning UK<\/a> is a digitally-enabled place-based approach to empowering access to city-wide learning and enrichment opportunities. Ardcairn founder, Grainne Hamilton, led work while contracted by DigitalMe \/ City &amp; Guilds on the skills pathways concept, as part of a multi-agency team that partnered with the RSA and the cities of Manchester, Brighton and Plymouth. The team led design sessions with stakeholders from across the cities to: articulate what a City of Learning could be; establish local priorities; define skill needs &amp; a universal skills spine; map learning provision and opportunities across each city; create the blueprints based on the concept of skills credential pathways; and develop a digital platform prototype. <\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Grainne drew on lessons from her experience <a href=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/Staging\/blueprints-for-digital-badge-pathways\/\">conceptualising and blueprinting skills credential pathways<\/a> with Mozilla to shape the pathways strategy for Cities of Learning UK, conceiving the use of interest-based and destination-based pathways for the AI-driven platform prototype.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">The experience informs Grainne&#8217;s approach to awareness-raising and how to ensure engagement with skills discovery and validation by harder to reach groups. The approach has informed <a href=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/Staging\/digital-badging-commission-rsa-badge-standard\/\">Digital Badging Commission <\/a>discussions regarding transforming skills and qualifications in the UK and has also formed the basis for the <a href=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/Staging\/index.php\/2023\/09\/15\/defining-the-rsa-badge-standard\/\">RSA Badge Standard<\/a>. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3baa8a24\" data-id=\"3baa8a24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1431cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1431cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Services<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dd080f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dd080f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-family bb-elementor-custom-size bb-elementor-custom-line-height\">\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Conceptualisation<br \/><\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Blueprinting digital innovation<br \/><\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Concept architecture<br \/><\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Collaborative design sessions<br \/><\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">User-centered design<br \/><\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">UX \/ UI design<br \/><\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Wireframing<\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"><br \/><\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Policy recommendations<br \/><\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Releasing Trapped &amp; Untapped Skills (TUS)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-501bf308 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"501bf308\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb0d02c\" data-id=\"bb0d02c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b11127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"2b11127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1st\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdigitally enabled approach for the concept of learning cities in the UK\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4098b570\" data-id=\"4098b570\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0436170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"0436170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMultiple\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstakeholders from varying sectors collaborated and piloted the scheme in each city\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fe6ae58\" data-id=\"6fe6ae58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27533a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"27533a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpolicy recommendation in UK Government's: Good Work, The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44a2c583\" data-id=\"44a2c583\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f38142c elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f38142c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHunrED award, 2019. Top educational developments globally\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-463a418 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"463a418\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be0148b\" data-id=\"be0148b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-323b160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"323b160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2531\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fb281d\" data-id=\"2fb281d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f329a93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f329a93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Grainne Hamilton [and team] really pushed the boundaries and planned for emphasis on knowledge, skills, and attitudes with the &#8216;Cities of Learning framework&#8217; which later became the &#8216;RSA badge standard&#8217;.<br \/><strong>Katharine Courtney<\/strong><br \/><strong>Customer Success, Navigatr<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1633e18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1633e18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90d94a9\" data-id=\"90d94a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d285b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d285b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2531\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9084438\" data-id=\"9084438\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f23bc91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f23bc91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I know learning outside the classroom can give me the skills I need for the future, but I don\u2019t know what\u2019s out there in the city. If [Cities of Learning] can help with that, that will help a lot of young people like me.<br \/><strong>Participant<\/strong><br \/><strong>Cities of Learning Youth Focus Group<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-328604f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"328604f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1ddea6\" data-id=\"a1ddea6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1dfc38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1dfc38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2531\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ff941e\" data-id=\"7ff941e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce3eda9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce3eda9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;The Cities of Learning UK digital platform demonstrators&#8230; are based on the concept of skills pathways&#8230;a fully-functioning platform will allow a range of city stakeholders to issue badges that can be collated and linked to opportunities, enabling individuals to discover, take badges and follow pathways to opportunities across the city.&#8221; <br \/><strong>Grainne Hamilton<\/strong><br \/><strong>Founder, Ardcairn<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7256538 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7256538\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6987bdf\" data-id=\"6987bdf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2af0a3 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"a2af0a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/ardcairn\/p\/connecting-skills-to-opportunities?r=3sb1ls&#038;utm_campaign=post&#038;utm_medium=web&#038;showWelcomeOnShare=true\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Connecting Skills to Opportunities with Cities of Learning \">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-reader\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/ardcairn\/p\/connecting-skills-to-opportunities?r=3sb1ls&#038;utm_campaign=post&#038;utm_medium=web&#038;showWelcomeOnShare=true\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConnecting Skills to Opportunities with Cities of Learning \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLessons from this place-based approach\n<br><br>Skills Current<br>Nov 8, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3271da elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d3271da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/pascalobservatory.org\/pascalnow\/blogentry\/cities-learning-uk-place-based-approach-enhancing-lifelong-learning-and-access-e\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Cities of Learning in the UK\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-reader\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/pascalobservatory.org\/pascalnow\/blogentry\/cities-learning-uk-place-based-approach-enhancing-lifelong-learning-and-access-e\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCities of Learning in the UK\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA place-based approach to enhancing lifelong learning and access to enrichment opportunities.\n<br><br>Pascal International Observatory<br>Dec 8, 2017\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1db5c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1db5c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f610085\" data-id=\"f610085\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c46d59a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c46d59a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thersa.org\/reports\/cities-of-learning-prospectus\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CoL-UK-Prospectus-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-940\" alt=\"RSA Cities of Learning graphic. Copyright RSA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CoL-UK-Prospectus-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CoL-UK-Prospectus-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CoL-UK-Prospectus-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CoL-UK-Prospectus-1-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thersa.org\/reports\/cities-of-learning-prospectus\">Cities of Learning in the UK prospectus<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The UK faces unprecedented challenges which demand bold action. The RSA believes that testing innovative approaches to promoting lifelong learning across society should form a key part of our response.<br><br>RSA<br>Oct 26, 2017<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10f0aa1\" data-id=\"10f0aa1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec1494 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7ec1494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/good-work-the-taylor-review-of-modern-working-practices\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Taylor-Review-of-Modern-Working-Practices-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-942\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Taylor-Review-of-Modern-Working-Practices-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Taylor-Review-of-Modern-Working-Practices-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Taylor-Review-of-Modern-Working-Practices-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Taylor-Review-of-Modern-Working-Practices-1-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/good-work-the-taylor-review-of-modern-working-practices\">Good work: the Taylor review of modern working practices <\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">An independent review of modern working practices by Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts.\n<br><br>GOV UK <br>Jul 11, 2017<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0380f9c\" data-id=\"0380f9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-814a1dd elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"814a1dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hundred.org\/en\/innovations\/cities-of-learning-uk\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CoL-HunrED-Award-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-939\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CoL-HunrED-Award-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CoL-HunrED-Award-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CoL-HunrED-Award-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CoL-HunrED-Award-1-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hundred.org\/en\/innovations\/cities-of-learning-uk\">HundrED Award, 2019<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Cities of Learning UK. Top 100 educational initiatives globally.\n<br><br>HundrED <br>2019<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-771a564b animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"771a564b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-605e6569\" data-id=\"605e6569\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7f7650 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a7f7650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-family bb-elementor-custom-size bb-elementor-mobile-custom-size bb-elementor-custom-line-height\">\t\t\t\t<p>Build skills currency with tools to your inbox.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee09d18\" data-id=\"ee09d18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6092bed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6092bed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.substack.com\/embed\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" style=\"border:1px solid #EEE; background:white;\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RSA, City &#038; Guilds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,27,11,28,20,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-concept-work","category-featured","category-ourwork","category-skillsvis","category-strategy","category-transformation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=686"}],"version-history":[{"count":92,"href":"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4651,"href":"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686\/revisions\/4651"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}