Contribution of the third sector in learning and skills

This research uses five years of LSC data to show the value and achievements of third sector providers of learning and skills, and clearly evidences the case that the third sector is contributing and adding value to learners in both their learner achievements and their ability to get employment. The research also evidences that it is the third sector that reach further into communities than most other providers, supporting those people that are least likely to find their way back to learning without this support.

 

The research can be found here.

 There’s a full report, a summary of the key issues which you might find helpful to pass to commissioners of learning and skills, as well as influencers of policy in this field, and you’ll also find five powerful learner journeys which articulate the research findings through changes in people’s lives at appendix G, and these will shortly be available as a separate document.