There were improvements, at a sector level, in all measures of learner outcomes between 2006/07 and 2007/08. There remains variation in rates across subject areas. The overall learning activity success rate for FE in 2007/08 was 67 per cent, i.e two-thirds of activities were successfully completed and attained.
The key points from the release for persons aged 19 in 2006/07 are: 96 per cent had attained the level 1 threshold, 71 per cent had level 2 and 46 per cent had level 3. Level 2 attainment increased by 23 percentage points between ages 15 and 19. Level 3 attainment increased by 10 percentage points between ages 17 and 19. More
46,890 NVQs and 75,190 VRQs were awarded in Wales. The number of NVQs awarded in Wales increased by 14 per cent compared with 2006/07. This follows an increase of 4 per cent between 2005/06 and 2006/07 and continues the upward trend since 2001/02.
This report was commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government as part of a wider review it is conducting of careers services in Wales. The aim of the report is to review the work of Careers Wales, including its links to other career guidance providers, in an international context.
Many employees have returned to education and training for the first time since leaving school, with some gaining a formal qualification for the first time in their lives, as a result of over £6million funding from the Welsh Assembly Government. Since 1999, the Wales Union Learning Fund (WULF) has funded over 127 projects in companies across Wales.
The Staffing of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2006 came into force on 1st April 2006. In accordance with Welsh Assembly Government policy, we now wish to formally consult interested parties on the amendments we are proposing.
Andrew Davies, Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery has unveiled details of a £60 million investment fund to support the delivery of more effective and efficient public services.
Fforwm's annual conference provides the FE sector with an opportunity to celebrate success and highlight the many achievements within the sector. It also provides the college sector with an opportunity to reflect on policy developments and network with colleagues and key decision makers.
The Wales Audit Office has revealed its three-year vision for helping improve public services in Wales. The strategy for 2009-2012, Sustained Impact in a Time of Change, details how the organisation intends to support the Auditor General in promoting improvements to public services through audit and inspection work in an environment of considerable change and economic constraints.
This publication briefly describes the structure of the education systems from pre-primary to tertiary level in the 31 countries participating in the Eurydice network. The Eurydice network is an institutional network of 35 national units, established in all 31 countries taking part in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning.
The focus of this e-bulletin from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills is on employment and skills issues from research and policy perspectives. In this edition, the spotlight feature discusses Ambition 2020: World Class Skills and Jobs for the UK, the first progress report to UK governments from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
Conducted by NFER on behalf of the LGA, this report examines how local authorities support and challenge their schools, using informal, formal and statutory strategies. Supporting school improvement has consistently been a key concern for the Government, policymakers and practitioners over the past decade.
By the time they reach university more than 75 per cent of students have a profile on at least one social networking site and typically spend four hours a day online, according to a new report by an independent committee of inquiry examining how students’ widespread use of social networking impacts on higher education (HE).
This edition features a set of reports looking at the views of children and young people in various residential settings. The newsletter finds out about an outstanding network of childminders and profile a headteacher of one of the 12 outstanding schools. More
