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A place for everyone in a joined-up lifelong sector

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The UK government has set up the Learning and Skills Council to look at all training and post-16 education outside the higher education system. Some 6 billion pounds sterling has been given to the council to support its work in meeting the educational needs of post-16 year olds. The government has also showed its support for cooperation between higher and further education. It has awarded over 4 million pounds sterling to collaborative projects. Every town will eventually have its own sixth form college. Between 1993-1999 the number of students in further education has grown by one third.

Planning, Schools, Career education

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At last adult learners are on the government agenda

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The UK green paper, 'The Learning Age,' does not address the need for extra finance to achieve its aim of increasing the availability of adult education. Awarding larger funds to further education may reduce funding for the higher education system making it less effective. Adult students may find the universities are underfunded and are unable to offer them the quality of education they had anticipated. The Labour government supports learning throughout a lifetime. Some 30% of adults, in the UK, receive no further education or training once they have left school.

Social policy, Education, Higher, Higher education

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