As some of you may have seen in the specialist press, the LSC’s annual report is reporting record success rates for further education.
The Annual Report catalogues success stories in engaging young people, adults and employers in raising their ambitions, developing their skills and improving their careers and life opportunities. Highlights include:
- More than 350,000 adults (a 16 per cent increase on the previous year) have taken part in a Skills for Life programme during the academic year 2006/07;
- From the roll out of Train to Gain in April 2006 to the end of March 2008, the service engaged with 88,000 employers and 420,000 learners;
- Completion rates for Apprenticeships have increased to 63%, up from 53% in 2005/06; Almost 2.3 million people have achieved the first qualification in literacy, language or numeracy; and
- More than 1.5 million young people are in education and training.
