Adult Learners' Forum for Aberdeenshire

  Community Learning and Development are working together with the Risk and Resilience Team to find out what our adult learners know about being resilient in an emergency situation.  

We would also like to find out what you would do in an emergency situation, where you are expected to be self sufficient for up to 72 hours (3 days).

Being resilient means different things to different people but in this survey we are using the word resilience to describe being prepared for, living through and recovering from an emergency event.

The survey is completely confidential and you will not be asked for your name or any personal information. 

The information you provide will help the Risk and Resilience Team to better support the communities and individuals of Aberdeenshire be prepared for emergency situations should they arise. 

If you would like to find out more about how you can be prepared for an emergency situation, use this link Preparing and dealing with emergencies - Aberdeenshire Council which will take you to the Aberdeenshire Council web pages. 

If you need support completing this survey you can speak to your local Community Learning and Development Worker or contact caithleen.bell@aberdeenshire.gov.uk / 07557 171 907.

The survey will close on Friday 14th November 2025 and we will publish the results in December 2025.

One of the main aims of ALFA is to get adult learners talking about learning in communities. ALFA want to collate learners’ views from the six areas of Aberdeenshire.  ALFA want to inform and influence learning provision in the area. To do that they will be creating area reports on your views as a former or current adult learner or someone who cares about adult learning.  

They will create 6 reports which will be published here every three months. The reports will also be presented to the 6 Local Learning Partnerships and Aberdeenshire Learning Community Partnership. 

Their first survey is now open for 3 weeks and asks you about what you think are the benefits, barriers, concerns and hopes for community-based adult learning in Aberdeenshire. 

Please help ALFA represent you by completing this short survey. 

The survey closed on 30^th June and the findings have been collated into reports and published on this site.