LSC's Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08

LSC Annual Report: Changing Lives, Improving work The Report highlights that 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; Almost 2.3 million people have achieved the first qualification in literacy, language or numeracy; Mark Haysom, Chief Executive of the LSC said, “The LSC is determined to improve on the solid foundations and investments already made in the FE system since 2001 – particularly to develop a system that is increasingly responsive and able to govern itself. The expectations of the system have never been higher as FE is sustaining high levels of satisfaction and increasingly seen as vital to economic prosperity and supporting social inclusion. Haysom continued, “We still have a huge job to do before any new legislation is put in place as a result of the Machinery of Government changes announced in summer 2007. So the LSC will continue to make sure that the investment in FE, £35 billion over the next few years, is focused on renewing the FE estate with more great buildings, increasing the participation of 14-19 year olds as well as their achievement levels, and ensuring that the goals for Train to Gain and Apprenticeships are achieved.” Click more to view the reports on the LSC site

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