What happens in our education system?

• 41% of 25-34 year-olds in the UK have attained a higher level of education than their parents

• Expenditure on educational institutions increased from 3.6% in 1995 to 4.5% in 2009

Problems with the current system

• Inequality of knowledge

• Effect on individuals

• Effect on community

My story

Potential

• We‟re stronger together

• Reengage with the community

• Create a localised resource network

• Improve our well being

Community Skills Bank

• A system to get in contact with other skills

• You register your skills and those you would like to learn

• For every hour you teach your skill you gain one skill point

• You can use these points to “buy” teaching from others

• Everybody starts off with one skill point

Community Skills Bank

• Focus on basic, everyday skills

avoid the danger of taking away professional jobs, such as bricklaying and plumbing;

friendly interactive environment;

• A rating and comment system

improve quality of teaching;

help others to choose between different “teachers”

Local community

• Local skill exchange

• Replicable

• Social

• Viral

Impact of the skills bank• Friendship

• Empowerment

• Ownership

• Sharing Information is „free‟ on the net …

The skills bank offers face-to-face learning

Considerations

• Funding

• Barriers

• Getting people through the door

Word of mouth; internet forum; notice boards; flyers; targeting places people hang out

Future

"Sustainable communities will not happen without suitable skilled and knowledgeablepeople, across the public, private and third sectors" –Egan report