LRC is a progressive Provider where everyone has the opportunity to grow, achieve and improve their life chances through education, training and community-based activities.
Our Mission Statement
Raising skills and attainment
Delivering excellence
To inspire people from all ages, communities and backgrounds to achieve their potential
Working in partnership with employers to upskill workforce to meet local and other regions key objectives.
Our Values
Care and Compassionate Support for all learners, especially those who could be vulnerable, marginalised or requiring support
Quality Service for all that contact, enquire, enter or become a learners at LRC
Listen and respond empathetically to every learner or individual
Generosity in allowing people another chance
Respect for all: valuing each person, their experience, opinions and choices
Our Principles are
Integrity – expressed in honesty and reliability, transparency, accountability and trustworthiness
Inclusiveness – welcoming people from all backgrounds, treating them fairly, recognising and valuing their distinctiveness as individuals
Empowerment – creating an environment which enables people to take control of their learning, skills and life chances, by listening to them and offering choice wherever possible
Equality – in the delivery of education and training to our learners and employed staff; recognising and valuing the diversity of the communities we serve
Collaboration – through our enthusiasm and commitment for working in partnership with others
What we strive to do
Our Context: Be inclusive in all arears
Be understanding, compassionate, inviting and accommodating
Be transparent and accountable
Be responsible for upskilling learners at every stage
Be more effective in communication, both internal and external
Be more creative, stronger and bolder in marketing
Be more effective and use all resources available to achieve the challenges and goals within LRC
Be the best and demonstrate high quality in all aspects of operation, administration and quality
Be effective team players through operating an open space office to enable sharing of good practice
Be professional at all times
Our challenge over the next five years
Government legislation and funding changes
Audit, compliance and delivering excellence at inspection that reflect the quality of learning, leadership and operation
Uncertainty over Brexit and the impact that this may have on funding, learner numbers and skills training within the region and beyond
Staffing with the level of skills, experience and knowledge to ensure LRC meets and exceeds all standards and performance indicators
To ensure we meet all standards in relation to safeguarding, child protection, prevent, e-safety and meeting the needs of vulnerable adults
The environment, resources and equipment are of a standard to meet learner, administrative and staff team
To ensure we are fully compliant in relation to data protection
Strategic Aims
To be a centre of excellence in education and training at all levels
To assist in the learners driving their economic growth by supporting learners to higher education
To be innovative in working with individuals and groups that require additional opportunities and chances through offering teaching, learning, skills and a curriculum that is delivered to a high quality and standard
To recruit, retain, develop and reward the best staff who will take LRC forward
To be future proofed, responsible and accountable Provider, financially viable with reserves that can be used to invest in growth that builds greater sustainability
LRC to be a centre that people, industry and community groups feel able to refer individuals and groups to through demonstrating and achieving excellence in advice and guidance.
