Getting the Balance Right

Autor/inn/en	Barber, Brendan; Sedgmore, Lynne; Hoyle, Graham; Searle, Ian; Anderson, Susan; Templeton, Peter; Hartley, Tricia; Thomson, Alastair
Titel	Getting the Balance Right
Quelle	In: Adults Learning, 22 (2010) 1, S.10-19 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0955-2308
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Learning; Feasibility Studies; Change Strategies; Educational Change; Finance Reform; Funding Formulas; Skill Development; College Role; Partnerships in Education; Program Proposals; Employment Potential; Individual Development; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Lösungsstrategie; Bildungsreform; Financial reform; Finanzreform; Funding; Finanzierung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Individuelle Entwicklung; Großbritannien
Abstract	The government is consulting the sector on a new skills strategy and a simplified funding system for further education (FE). Some of the leading players were asked what they made of the government's vision and what they would like to see in the strategy. Brendan Barber warns that spending cuts will undermine many of the positive proposals in the government's skills strategy. Lynne Sedgmore says colleges have a key role to play in creating a genuinely demand-driven system that is responsive to local needs and circumstances. Graham Hoyle argues that the government must be bold and move towards a demand-led open skills market with a single FE budget open to all providers. Ian Searle advises to recognise that all kinds of learning can be worthwhile and give learners greater control over their destinies. Susan Anderson argues that the focus must be on a "bottom-up" approach with employers building partnerships with local providers. Peter Templeton says the proposals don't go far enough in creating a funding and policy framework that sustains adult learning, especially in the most disadvantaged communities. Tricia Hartley suggests that people must support the minister in ensuring that personal development and the joy of learning stand alongside employability in everything they do. Finally, Alastair Thomson says ministers have set out the government's priorities for adult education with energy and passion, but little of that vision appears to have made it into the consultation papers. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. Renaissance House, 20 Princess Road West, Leicester, LE1 6TP, UK. Tel: +44-1162-044200; Fax: +44-1162-044262; e-mail: enquiries@niace.org.uk; Web site: http://www.niace.org.uk/publications/adults-learning
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10