"A Vital Role in Uncertain Times"

Autor/in	Hunt, Melanie
Titel	"A Vital Role in Uncertain Times"
Quelle	In: Adults Learning, 21 (2009) 4, S.20-21 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0955-2308
Schlagwörter	Adult Learning; Job Skills; Organizational Objectives; Adult Education; Adult Programs; Adult Vocational Education; Delivery Systems; Barriers; Effective Schools Research; Foreign Countries; Program Effectiveness; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Business goal; Unternehmensziel; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Auslieferung; Schulforschung; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	The adult learning and skills sector is a diverse world, encompassing adult and community learning, apprenticeships, Train to Gain, and contracted employment programmes. The learning and skills sector plays a vital role in uncertain times by giving greater opportunities for social mobility, for example by supporting progression to further and higher education, and by contributing to local initiatives to promote community regeneration and cohesion. In a challenging economic environment, the author argues that the learning and skills sector needs to build on the strengths of its most successful providers and work closely with employers to make its programmes more relevant, more motivating and more productive. The author stresses that the complexity of the sector, changes in funding streams and the increasing demand for colleges and providers to be national experts as well as local champions, brings with it considerable challenges. Nevertheless, the sector's sound track record in responding to changing needs should equip the sector with the confidence and ability to meet these challenges and provide more relevant, more motivating and more productive programmes for learners and employers. (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