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Islington: building equality and prosperity though learning

In this guest blog from Islington Council’s Assistant Director of Community Learning & Libraries, Akeel Ahmed, he explains why Islington have put adult skills and learning at the heart of their community wealth building approach.

“I needed a career change and had no confidence as I hadn’t applied for a job or done any learning since I was 16. They’ve really supported me and the courses are really practical. I start my new job next month”.