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NAGCELL - The National Advisory Group for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
Established in June 1997 by Rt. Hon David Blunkett MP, the UK's Secretary of State for Education and Employment, the Group's initial terms of reference were:
To advise the Secretary of State on matters concerning adult learning as required, and with particular reference to extending the inclusion in lifelong and work-based learning to those groups and individuals whose increased participation will contribute to improvements in employability, regeneration, capacity building, economic efficiency, social cohesion, independent living and citizenship generally; and to make proposals in respect of:
 | The preparation of a Government Green Paper on lifelong learning; |
| The strengthening of family and community learning; |
| The contribution of further and higher educaton to adult learning, having regard to relevant recommendations of the Kennedy Committee on widening participation in further education and the National Committee of Inquiry into the future of higher education; |
| Initiatives for development in the context of the University for Industry; and |
| The development of learning towns and cities. |
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The Group's first report was published under the title
The Group's second report was published under the title Follow the respective links to read the full text |
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Related Pages:
The NIACE website also includes three working papers produced for NAGCELL as a contribution to debate. The papers are
| Report and Recommendations of the Finance and Funding Task Force |
| Workplace Learning for the Twenty-First Century |
| Changing Learners, Changing Technologies |
(These pages are quite long and may take a few seconds to download)
NAGCELL is now no longer active but researchers may find it interesting to see how these papers have contributed to shaping the Learning and Skills Act, 2000.
Page last updated July, 2005