The Benefits

When museums, libraries and archives (mlas) get involved in Skills for Life learning and work in partnership with Skills for Life practitioners, there are many benefits: for mlas, for learning providers and for the learners themselves.

For Learners

• Access to a wide variety of learning opportunities, taking personal interests and motivation into account.
• Confidence boosting and empowering experiences.
• Broadening of horizons, and the chance to take part in unique, once in a lifetime activities.
• The chance to integrate learning into their lives in a holistic way, by visiting museums and libraries in between formal classes, boosting progress and success.

For Museums, Libraries and Archives

• The opportunity to bring new, non-traditional audiences into museums, libraries and archives.
• Opportunities for staff training and continued professional development.
• New partnerships with the learning and community sector.
• New approaches to museum, library and archive learning and the chance to share best practice.
• Opportunities for organisational development. 

For Learning providers

• The chance to attract new learners by offering non-traditional learning opportunities.
• Added value to existing provision.
• The availability of learning resources from museums, libraries and archives.
• The use of museums, libraries and archives as non-threatening, community based venues to host classes.
• New approaches to learning and the chance to share best practice.
• Opportunities for organisational development.