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Your Local Learning Centre
At the Heart of Your Community

What’s it all about?

We are trying to find out why there aren’t more people who use learning centres. What is it they don’t like about it? Do they know about it at all? How did they find out about it? And what barriers did they have to overcome? Were there practical problems such as childcare or transport? Were there feelings that this just wasn’t for them? Or are people immediately happy with it when they find out about it? The results from this survey will be fed to the Scottish Executive to ask for further support of learning centres. This means that your voice can directly influence policies!

Please note that this survey is only for those that have not previously used their local learning centre.

If you have any queries about the survey please contact: Tomas Nilsson

1. Please tell us which age category you belong to:

2. Are you male or female?

3. Please select your highest previous qualification from the list

4a. Do you have access to a computer at home?	Yes No
4b. If 'yes', do you have Internet access from your home computer?	Yes No

5. Which is your nearest local learning centre?

6. Are you currently:

7. Where else have you learned (courses or otherwise) in the past 12 months? (tick all that apply)

a. At home (from friends or relatives)
b. In the workplace
c. Scottish Women's Rural Institute (SWRI)
d. Next Step
e. JobCentre
f. Other (please specify in box provided)

8. What might make you consider using your local learning centre, and why do you think other people use the centre? (select all that apply)

	Yourself	Other people
a. Improve career prospects
b. Leisure/Personal interest
c. Gain confidence
d. Get out of the house
e. Socialise

8f. Please tell us which one of the reasons above is the most important for yourself, and which one you think is the most important for other people:

Yourself	Other people

9. Please tell us to what extent you think the following reasons would make attending your local learning centre a problem for yourself and other people:

		Yourself			Other people
	Not a problem	A minor problem	A major problem	Not a problem	A minor problem	A major problem
a. Family commitments
b. Access to childcare
c. Work commitments
d. Not having formal qualifications
e. Low self-esteem
f. Lack of time
g. Difficult to get to (transport)
h. Courses too expensive
i. Simply not interested
j. Irrelevant courses

10. Please tell us the main reason why you don't use your local learning centre?

11. Any other comments?

12a. Would you be willing to take part in further research regarding your local learning centre?

Yes No

12b. If 'yes', please give us your name, and your contact details (telephone or e-mail):

Your name:

Telephone:
E-mail:

Your Local Learning CentreAt the Heart of Your Community

Thank you for taking the time to complete the questionnaire!

Your Local Learning Centre
At the Heart of Your Community