Focus on Results: How a Greater Focus on Outcomes Could Contribute to England's Learning and Skills Systems

Learning and Work Institute. 21 De Montfort St, Leicester LE1 7GL UK. Tel: +44-0116-204-4200; Fax: +44-0116-204-6988; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.learningandwork.org.uk/

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Job Skills; Accountability; Outcomes of Education; Employment; Educational Benefits; Educational Planning; Economic Factors; Social Differences; Educational Finance; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Education Work Relationship; Job Training; Labor Force Development; Federal Aid; Adult Education; Strategic Planning; Barriers; Outcome Measures; Systems Approach; Vocational Education; Educational Policy; Program Evaluation; Equal Education; Comparative Education

United Kingdom (England); United States; Australia; Ireland; Canada

The Skills for Jobs White Paper and funding and accountability consultation set out the Government's plans to introduce a greater focus on the outcomes of learning, including a new Skills Measure that looks at the employment and other outcomes that learners achieve. Will this give colleges and providers greater freedom to deliver for learners, or create an added burden of measurement? How do we reflect different economic and social circumstances across the country and avoid unintended consequences? What are the right outcomes to focus on given the many economic and social benefits of learning? Our new report, supported by Association of Colleges, looks at how other countries have embedded a focus on outcomes in further education and draws out potential lessons for England. It argues we should consider both social and economic outcomes, going hand-in-hand with greater simplification and flexibility in longer-term and increased funding.

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