Adult Education

Innovation, Universities and Skills written question – answered at on 24 April 2009.

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Photo of David Willetts David Willetts Shadow Minister (Education)

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many (a) men and (b) women there were on adult learner places funded by the Learning and Skills Council in each year since 2004-05.

Photo of Siôn Simon Siôn Simon Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

The table shows the number of male and female adult learners that were participating in further education and skills funded by the Learning and Skills Council, between 2004/05 and 2007/08.

Male and female adult participation (aged 19+) in LSC-funded further education and skills
Full year (final) Full year (provisional)
2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
Male 1,664,100 1,427,300 1,192,900 1,288,700
Female 2,855,700 2,428,000 1,984,400 1,989,600
Total learners 4,519,800 3,855,300 3,177,300 3,278,400
Notes:

1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest hundred, and may not sum to totals.

2. Age is based on age at the start of the academic year.

3. Learner volumes are used as a measure for comparative purposes. Full-year numbers are a count of the number of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners are included only once for each programme they are involved in. For example, if a learner is undertaking two A-levels at an FE college, they will be counted only once. If a learner undertakes an apprenticeship and a Train to Gain qualification in the same year, then they will be counted twice in this table.

Source:

Further Education, Work Based Learning, Adult Community Learning, University for Industry, Train to Gain ILR

Over the past few years the Government have prioritised investment in adult skills towards those courses that best provide individuals with the skills to enter into sustained employment and progress into further learning. This strategy has paid dividends with record levels of adults participating in Skills for Life (Numeracy and Literacy), Full Level 2 and Full Level 3 qualifications.

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