In parallel with the review of the future role of further education colleges being undertaken by Sir Andrew Foster, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is driving a major programme for the transformation of the further education sector
The LSC agenda for change focuses on six key themes that emerged from the regional roadshows the LSC held with college principals during the summer 2004 to discuss urgent issues facing further education. The new agenda is fundamental to the LSC’s commitment to engage fully with the sector and work in partnership with colleges and training providers in a spirit of openness and transparency.
The six themes are:
- Skills and Employers – how to help colleges best meet the needs of employers and the economy
- Quality - how best to build a sector fully committed to quality and delivery to the highest standards throughout
- Funding – a radical overhaul of the LSC’s methodology, to ensure the most is made of available funds to support the sector’s priorities with the minimum of complexity and bureaucracy
- Business Excellence – driving up the efficiency of the sector, individually and collectively, including investing in improvements
- Data – radically revised and simplified systems, which deliver the data and management information the sector needs
- Reputation – highlighting the major contribution it makes to the delivery of education, training and skills fit for the 21st century.
The proposals on each of these themes can be viewed in the LSC's agenda for change prospectus, via the link below.
