May 2025 Kincardine and Mearns LLCP Update

Kincardine and Mearns Local Learning Partnership has developed a plan for 2025 - 2026 following a discussion around the emerging needs in the local area, under the focused priorities in the ALCP Plan 2024 - 2027. Two subgroups were created to form specific plans to meet these emerging needs.

One group focused on volunteering; guidance has been created to support organisations to promote their volunteering opportunities with Volunteer Scotland. Volunteering will be a constant agenda item at LLCP meetings and will have a space on our Engage HQ page. This will result in appropriate support to existing and potential volunteers to find a wide variety of volunteering opportunities within communities. This encourages partnership working and increases volunteer recruitment.

The other subgroup is focused on support for young people who are leaving school and are considering moving onto college. This subgroup consists of Community Learning and Development staff, Skills Development Scotland staff and the Aberdeenshire Employment Support Team. A project is being developed to meet the needs of this group by identifying the learning needs of the individuals.

Elaine Strachan

CLD Lead

Kincardine and Mearns LLCP