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Colleges Set Free and Skills high on the agenda

The government is providing nearly £3.5bn this year to the Skills Funding Agency to support training places, and a further £1bn to support other areas of further education spending.

Government funding to the Skills Funding Agency in 2010/11 will aim to:

  1. Support progression for students through different types of education and strengthen the supply of technician level skills to the economy, particularly through level 3 apprenticeships
  2. Prioritise vocational qualifications that are understood and valued by employers
  3. Work with business and skills organisations to promote greater employer engagement and better use of existing skills in the workplace
  4. Reduce the number of 18 to 24-year-olds not in employment, education or training
  5. Secure high quality training opportunities for unemployed people to get the skills needed for work-readiness, sustainable employment and progression in learning and work
  6. Provide independent careers guidance to enable people to make better choices about their future
  7. Develop a programme of Lifelong Learning Accounts to create informed and empowered learners with a thirst for learning and new knowledge
  8. Encourage more people to participate in adult and community learning
  9. Implement joint investment proposals in high-value areas of the economy, working with employers to boost skills
Nearly £550m will be spent in 2010/11 supporting apprenticeships and another £757m on other forms of work-based learning.

This all sounds pretty positive! doesn’t it?

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