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Evaluation of the Adult Learning Grant Cohort 1 (Waves 1 and 2)

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posted on 2007-02-19, 10:19 authored by Monica Magadi, Yekaterina Chzhen, Elspeth Pound, Viet-Hai Phung, Emily Tanner, Juliet Michaelson, Steven Finch, Helen MacKenzie
There has been a significant change in the locus of job growth within the UK over the past two decades, with managerial, professional and technical occupations experiencing the highest growth rates. Expansion in these sectors has been accompanied by demands for higher levels of skills and qualifications from the workforce, a trend which is predicted to continue. The Skills Strategy White Paper1 has been central in setting out the Government’s aims to ensure that employers have a workforce with the right skills to support their businesses and that individuals have the skills they need to be both employable and personally fulfilled. The Adult Learning Grant (ALG) was announced as part of the Government’s Skills Strategy in 2003. The ALG pilot began in September 2003 in ten areas across England. The ALG aims to support adults in learning through the offer of a meanstested monetary allowance. The allowance is subject to strict eligibility criteria and award relies on learners demonstrating that they meet criteria relating to UK residency, age, proposed course of study, level of prior qualifications, and that they intend to study at a designated learning provider. The grant is targeted at full-time adult learners studying for their first full Level 2 qualification and full-time learners aged 19-30 years studying for their first full Level 3 qualification. The grant is administered by one provider, Manchester City Council (MCC).

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  • Social Sciences

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  • Communication, Media, Social and Policy Studies

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  • Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP)

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MAGADI, M. et al (2006). Evaluation of the Adult Learning Grant Cohort 1 (Waves 1 and 2). Coventry : Learning and Skills Council

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© Learning and Skills Council

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2006

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This is report is also available: http://readingroom.lsc.gov.uk/lsc/National/alg-cohort1_waves-1-2.pdf

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  • en

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