Country report for the UK - Norton Radstock College

WP9 Long term potential
Country report for the UK
Appendix 1
Extracts from UK Government learning priorities relating to life
skills
Improving literacy
and numeracy
We will ensure that by 2010/11:
• 390,000 learners achieve their
first Entry Level 3 or above
numeracy qualification
• 597,000 learners achieve their
first full Level 1 or above
literacy qualification.
To boost numeracy achievement,
we will be encouraging providers to
offer numeracy assessments to their
literacy and language learners. We will
also be encouraging more embedding
of literacy and numeracy as part of
a number of actions supporting the
refreshed Skills for Life strategy which
will be set out in DIUS’ forthcoming
delivery document.
English for speakers of
other languages
Following the public consultation
on focusing ESOL more effectively
on community cohesion, we will
test and roll out a new approach to
ESOL provision. We will prioritise the
engagement and progression of those
people identified at local level as being
the most vulnerable and at risk of
exclusion and for whom better English
skills will improve employability, access
to services and integration. Provision
will be shaped to respond to
these locally identified priorities
and contribute to improved
community cohesion.
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