FE Colleges: Models for Success
The further education (FE) system plays a crucial role in securing wider Government ambitions of economic and social success through its development of the skills and talents of young people and adults
We will require more innovation and more collaboration as new and effective partnerships and ways of working are forged, ensuring that the FE system can respond to the challenges ahead. This will include the development of new business models which reflect and respond to the new operating environment and are capable of making the most of the new opportunities open to schools, colleges and other training providers.
The purpose of this document is to:
- Briefly summarise our expectations of the future shape of the FE college and provider landscape;
- Describe a range of business models available to the sector;
- Set out the criteria against which future proposals to create, close or “merge” colleges will be considered, taking account of the changed environment; and so
- Set the framework within which the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) consider proposals for structural reorganisation.
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