Confronting the Skills Paradox
An 18 month project with City & Guilds looking at participation in adult learning
"leitch_review"
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- Martin Wolfe; FT.com; Leitch adds little to the skills debate Argues: 'It is not obvious why the state should subsidise the job-specific training that employers desire. Far more important are general skills. These are hard to acquire after someone leaves school. But if this is to happen at all, it is through individual effort. It makes sense, therefore, for any subsidy to go to individuals rather than employers. The market failures in education also suggest that this makes sense.' from : duncanoleary 3rd January 2007
- In demand I am just writing a provocation paper for a Demos event with Bill Ramell on January 30th (details to go up on the website shortly) looking at adult learning (see the Confronting the skills paradox project page) and just came across this from Martim Wolf in the FT on the Leitch Review of Skills. I think he makes one point that may be very important: from : duncanoleary 3rd January 2007
- Education & Skills Select Committe report on post 16 learning (2007) (pdf) Report following Leitch. Key points: - change funding to reflect credit system - concerns over targets: focus on 'quick wins' rather than hardest to reach - concerns over pre-level 1 funding + provision - concerns over ESOL changes - concerns over SSCs signing off qualifications leaving them unsuitable from : duncanoleary 2nd August 2007