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Dept for Education and Skills

Answer

Paul Holmes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what specific funding his Department has provided to the Learning and Skills Council for further education colleges to meet targets set in relation to (a) the attainment of Level 3 qualifications and (b) meeting employers' needs; and if he will make a statement. [132857] Alan Johnson: It is for the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to determine for itself the right level of investment in the programmes and initiatives that it delivers. The Department does not provide specific funding to the LSC for further education colleges to meet targets set in relation to (a) the attainment of Level 3 qualifications, or (b) meeting employers' needs. The Department expects the LSC to use the funds allocated to it for learning participation and capital to allocate funds to colleges to help them meet these and other targets. Assumed learning participation funding for further education allocated to the Learning and Skills Council is £4,278 million in 2003-04; £4,625 million in 2004-05; and £4,987 million in 2005-06. Capital funding allocated by the Department to the LSC will rise by over 60 per cent. in real terms to over £400 million by 2005-06, compared with 2002-03. This will help providers to develop new, and enhance existing, vocational provision that is focused on meeting the skills needs of employers.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

132857; 411 c497W;411 c501W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Finance Further education Learning and Skills Council for England Qualifications Standards

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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