About Us
Background and Experience
Cumbria
Credits
ltd,
United
Kingdom,
is
a
non
for
profit
social
enterprise
company
limited
by
guarantee.
CCL
promotes
community
regeneration
through
Adult
Education
and Life Long Learning.
Cumbria
Credits
was
set
up
as
a
Round
1
SRB
programme
in
1995
and
developed
70
Community
Development
Centres
throughout
Cumbria,
which
is
the
second
most
sparsely populated county in England.
There are still centres in Cumbria, who work with Adults who are:
Socially disadvantaged through rural locality
Un-employed
Low or no skills
Low self-esteem/ lack confidence
Hesitant learners
Cumbria
Credits
won
a
National
Training
Regeneration
award,
through
the
Secretary
of
State’s Office (BURA) in 2001.
Community
Development
Centres
were
set
up
in
local
Primary
Schools
throughout
Cumbria
as
a
vehicle
for
hesitant
learners
to
access
training
to
help
develop-
confidence,
social
and
communication
skills
and
included
achievable
recognised
qualifications
in
ICT,
Customer
Service,
Business
and
Administration,
Teaching
Assistants, employability skills from entry level to level 3.
Community
Development
Centres
have
experience
working
with
learners
from
different
background
and
skill
sets.
They
have
delivered
courses
from
beginners
to
QCF’s
at
level 4. One centre won the National Training Award in 2010 for the North West.
Activities and Experience
As
yet
Cumbria
Credits
have
not
worked
directly
with
the
migrant
community
on
a
large
scale
but
are
willing
to
help
partner
organisations,
such
as
Cumbria
County
Council,
Carlisle
City
Council,
Barnardo’s
Carlisle
Urban
Sure
Start,
Citizen
Advice
Bureau,
Riverside
Housing
and
Upperby
Community
Development
Centre
who
work
closely
with
members
of
the
local
community,
unemployed
with
little
or
no
skills,
migrant
communities and people with social and urban deprivation.