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Adult Learning at a Glance: the UK context, facts and figures 2004

Veronica McGivney
ISBN: 1 86201 220 2
September 2004

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Post-16 education and training do not exist in a vacuum. The services offered and their take-up are connected with and affected by a range of factors - demographic change, economic and labour market trends, cultural factors and policy measures. It is important therefore, when looking at education and training, to have an overview of what is happening in the population as a whole.

This is NIACE’s first annual compilation of facts and figures relating to adults in the UK, providing recent statistical information for those working with, or doing research on, adult learners and potential learners.

The digest covers three main topic areas, giving facts and figures relating to:

bulletthe UK population (demographic trends, size and types of households, income levels, lifestyles, time use, civic engagement);
bulletthe labour market (economic trends, employment and unemployment rates and trends), and
bulletparticipation and attainment in different post-16 education and training sectors.

The figures presented are from 2000–01 to 2003–2004. While they confirm some familiar trends in adult learning such as the link between adult learning and socio-economic status, the inclusion of data on population and labour market trends highlights several areas of opportunity for more co-ordinated and interconnected policy-making.

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Contents

 Foreword  
Section 1 Population

Family structures
Informal carers
The prison population
Religious affiliations
Income, health and lifestyles
Time use
Civic engagement
Levels of social capital

Section 2 The labour market

Employment rates
Labour market trends
Unemployment
Participation in New Deal

Section 3 Education and training

National attainment levels
Participation in learning after leaving full-time education
Characteristics of adult learners
Learning persistence
Participation by people with disabilities
Participation by people from ethnic minorities
Participation by region / geographical area
Participation in different post-16 sectors
The benefits of learning
Satisfaction with learning

See Also: Adult Learning at a Glance: the UK context, facts and figures 2006

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