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More on: Minority ethnic groups' participation in learning - analysis from NIACEMinority ethnic groups' participation in learning - analysis from NIACE

Latest analysis of data from the government’s Labour Force Survey (LFS) shows that black and minority ethnic adults and the larger white population participate overall in broadly similar proportions but highlights a dramatically lower level of participation in learning among adults of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin.

The analysis - Are we closing the gap? to be published for Adult Learners’ Week on Monday 19th May 2008 – shows participation ranged from 38 per cent for Bangladeshi adults to 73 per cent for people describing themselves as being of Black African origin...More on: Minority ethnic groups' participation in learning - analysis from NIACE

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More on: Survey shows further fall in numbers of adults who learnSurvey shows further fall in numbers of adults who learn

There has been a fall of 3 per cent in the number of adults participating in learning in the last year. This is the headline finding of the annual Adult Learners’ Week survey – Counting the cost...More on: Survey shows further fall in numbers of adults who learn

More on: Adult Learners' Week - a festival that could change your lifeAdult Learners' Week

The largest festival of learning in the UK is on its way. Adult Learners’ Week - which runs from 17th – 23rd May 2008 and is organised by NIACE – is a time when thousands of people consider a return to learning and begin a journey that can completely transform their lives for the better....More on: Adult Learners' Week - a festival that could change your life

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