Remote Rural Learning Service

Over the last two years and as a result of Covid, many education and employability programmes for young people have been delivered through blended or online learning approaches. This has worked for many learners, however others still have recognised and well documented barriers to participating in education and learning. These include: • living in rural or isolated areas with poor transport links or affordability of travel meaning travelling to a learning centre is prohibitive • Digitally excluded learners that have difficulty participating in online learning (poor/no broadband or equipment, or lacking necessary digital skills) • lack of availability of certain courses or training in the…