Skills for Life Conference
Date:8 July 2008
Venue:
Cavendish Conference Centre, London, W1
Summary:
By 2020 it is predicted that 85% of jobs will require level three or above skills and competencies. With almost 30% of the working age population lacking level 2 skills and 1.5 million fewer people taking up adult learning in the last two years, improving the basic skills of the nation’s hardest to reach will be critical.
World Class Skills maps a path towards a skilled workforce and increased employment levels opportunities for people from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter the workforce. Adult learning: Investing in the first steps sets out the vision specifically for adult learning committing over £1.5 billion a year, in pre-level 2 learning and progression and signaling a commitment to all learners, especially those that are most disadvantaged and excluded.
Raising Expectations: enabling the system to deliver sets out further changes. A new Skills Funding Agency will replace the Learning and Skills Council, aiming to streamline the post-19 skills system and enable the demand-led system through increased integration of employment and skills.
In light of these significant policy developments the 5th Annual Skills for Life Conference will bring together leaders and senior managers from further education, adult learning services, local authorities and the voluntary sector to case study effective practice and develop strategies to meet the challenges as we move towards the new 2020 PSA skills targets.
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