Key Developments & Documents
Below you will find links to some key documents and websites detailing recent developments in the adult learning and skills agenda:
In December 2006, the Leitch Review of Skills identified the increasing importance of building the skills of our workforce if the UK is to prosper in an increasingly competitive global economy.
World Class Skills: Implementing the Leitch Review of Skills in England explains how the Government will provide the right supporting framework to act as the catalyst for a ‘skills revolution’ and to close the gap between where we are now and where we need to be in 2020. (© Crown Copyright 2007)
The Skills Investment Strategy 2010–11 underpins the priorities announced in the recently published national skills strategy Skills for Growth.
The Basic Skills Agency at NIACE (National Institute of Continuing Education) finds, develops and disseminates good practice in literacy, language and numeracy.
BIS (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills). The Government department whose primary role is raise the level of education and skills in the UK.
