In 2005 the LSC commissioned NIACE to look at the impact of ‘Successful
participation for all: widening adult participation’ since its publication in
September 2003. Collecting views from LSC staff in local and national offices,
as well as learning providers from Local Authorities, FE colleges and the
voluntary and community sector, the research:
examined the nature and impact of activity initiated in the wake of the
widening participation strategy, highlighting factors that hinder; and
considered how widening participation sits with more recent strategies and
priorities, revisiting and updating the aspirations in ‘Successful
participation for all’ .