Foundation Learning e-news

Issue 1 - December 2009

Action planning and bespoke training

Regional contacts for Foundation Learning are visiting providers to help them to action plan for Foundation Learning  implementation. Whether you’re just starting out on your Foundation Learning journey or are further along with implementation, action planning provides a valuable opportunity to review how prepared you are and to plan your next steps. One of our regional contacts will work with the key person responsible for implementation of Foundation Learning within your organisation to review progress using our action planning tool. If support for staff development is identified as one of the areas for further development, we will work with you individually or as part of a group of providers, to prepare bespoke training tailored to your needs.

Action planning and bespoke training are available to providers contracted by the LSC to deliver Foundation Learning programmes in 2009-10. To check if your organisation is eligible, click here.

The latest from LSC - QCF Policy Update: Issue 4 (December 2009)

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has released the fourth in its series of important communications highlighting key areas of work and progress with regard to its remit to implement the QCF across the post-19 further education and skills system. The update contains information on progress, ongoing development and implementation of the QCF Service Layer.                                                                        

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National Commissioning Framework - a consultation

Iain Wright, Minister for Schools, has launched a public consultation following the publication of a draft version of the new National Commissioning Framework (NCF) for the academic year 2011/2012. Developed by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), and the Learning and Skills Counci (LSC), in consultation with stakeholders, the NCF is intended to help the learning and skills sector to provide the best outcomes possible to enable all young people to reach their potential.

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A new national focus on skills

In November the new national skills strategy - Skills for Growth - was published. It recognises that skills are a key part of the plan for economic recovery and an urgent challenge. The UK’s future will only be built by people who have the skills demanded by modern work in a globalised economy, and skilled people are more productive and more innovative. Skilled people are the foundation of successful businesses.

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Investing in skills

In its recent Skills Investment Strategy, the Government announced that total investment in skills for 2010-11 will be £4.4 billion. It underpins the priorities announced in the new national skills strategy, Skills for Growth, and details how the Government will invest in the skills training that is critical to the recovery and long-term success of the UK economy.

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