Director, Skills Funding Agency set-up, DIUS
2.8m adults have done skills for life since 2001. Over 3m adults currently in learning. Colleges have exceeded PSA targets, only education sector to do so (echoes Martin Doel comment). Budget was good news, £140m of new money. But efficiency savings needed and built into budget.
Refers again to Mandelson strategic sector concept. Skills activism e.g. North Carolina transformed to high tech, hand in hand with Community Colleges.
MoG/Raising Expectations - "change will benefit learners and employers": this will be the acid test. New landscape to avoid duplication, SFA will be a slimmer body, idea is to build in more autonomy for providers to enhance community role and civic duty. Still a central role for direction, strategy. SFA to be a silent brand for learners, accessed through gateways, e.g. T2G. Colleges, National Apprenticeship service.
Congratulates AoC on influencing role to improve Apprenticeship, Skills, Children and Learning Bill.
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