Bielefeld, one of the cities participating in PIE, has been innovative in commissioning a Learning Report for the city prepared by the Bertelsmann Foundation and SOFI (Gottingen University) that adapted methodology derived by the Bertelsmann Foundation from the Canadian Composite Learning Index of the Canadian Council on Learning. This was used in the 2010 European Lifelong Learning Indicators (ELLI) report by the Foundation.

The Bielefeld Learning Report identified areas of deprivation in Bielefeld. The report, featured below and attached, from the Bielefeld Education Bureau outlines follow up being undertaken by the Education Bureau and its partners in addressing issues identified in the Learning Report. This includes four pilot projects to test possible developments. This is a very good example of a city using a sophisticated methodology, developed through international partnership, to identify learning needs in the city and then following up in a systematic manner.

Peter Kearns