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

Pulling the threads together	Improving qualification levels Persisting participation divides Part-time students Mismatch between policy and demographic realities Recruitment and training Policy priorities Sex differences
Section 1: Demography and lifestyle	1.1 Population trends Size Age profile Diversity 1.2 Asylum applications 1.3 UK Households Size Composition 1.4 Family and partnership patterns 1.5 Wealth and income Wealth Incomes Low incomes 1.6 Pensions 1.7 Debt 1.8 Social mobility 1.9 Measures to help those on low income or out of work In-work benefits Out-of-work benefits 1.10 Families on key benefits People over pension age 1.11 Household expenditure Prices 1.12 Housing and homelessness Homelessness 1.13 Health 1.14Drug use 1.15 Social and civic participation Volunteering Civic participation Non-participation 1.16 Lifestyle and leisure 1.17 Ownership of and access to new technology Internet access Patterns of access and use 1.18 Crime and custody Prison population
Section 2: The labour market: occupational change, employment patterns and skill needs	2.1 Labour market and occupational trends Sector changes Differences in workers’ occupational patterns Qualification level Sex Ethnic group 2.2 Employment and economic activity rates Regional variations EU comparisons Sex differences Age differences Qualification differences Employment patterns Part-time and temporary employment Self-employment Home working Economic activity rates 2.3 Unemployment/economic inactivity Long-term (2 years +) unemployed Unemployment rates by region Sex differences in economic inactivity and unemployment Age differences in economic inactivity and unemployment Workless households Factors involved in unemployment/economic inactivity Disadvantage Belonging to a minority ethnic group No or low qualification Sickness or disability Domestic and caring responsibilities 2.4 Earnings Earning differentials By sector By employee qualification level By sex 2.5 Benefit claimants Claimants of Jobcentre Plus benefits Regional differences 2.6 Government employment programmes: participation and results Changes to national programmes and initiatives for those not in work Pathways to Work Incapacity Benefit Pathways to Work for lone parents 2.7 Employment and Skill gaps Recruitment gaps Skill shortages Skills policies
Section 3: Educational attainment	3.1 International comparisons 3.2 Government policies and targets 3.3 Attainment of different qualifications GCSEs A-Levels or equivalent NVQs Full Vocational Awards Higher Education Qualifications 3.4 Highest Qualifications Held 3.5 Highest qualification by region 3.6 Level 2 achievement 3.7 Staying-on rates in England 3.8 Low or no qualifications Among the population as a whole Among young adults 3.9 Low levels of literacy, language and numeracy (LLN) 3.10Sex differences in attainment 3.11 Subject variations
Section 4: Participation in post-compulsory education and training: rates and patterns	4.1 Post-16 participation rates 4.2 Regional variations 4.3 Participation in relation to ethnic background 4.4 Participation in relation to age 4.5 Participation in relation to sex 4.6 Participation in relation to terminal age of education 4.7 Participation in relation to level of qualification 4.8 Participation in relation to socio-economic status 4.9 Participation in relation to employment status 4.10Participation related to income 4.11 Access to the Internet 4.12Future intentions to learn Future intentions to learn, by age Future intentions to learn, by socio-economic status Future intentions to learn, by nation and region 4.13 Participation to gain qualifications
Section 5: Education sectors and provision	5. 1 Higher Education (HE) Participation Type and level of study Higher National Diplomas (HNDs), Higher National Certificates (HNCs) and Foundation Degrees Part-time students Part-time students by subject area Motivations of part-time students HE students by domicile HE Students by age HE Students by sex HE students by ethnic background HE students by socio-economic background HE students by disability Open University (OU) student profile HE subject choice Variations in course choice Participation in science, engineering & technology Retention rates HE qualifications obtained Degree grades Destinations of full-time and part-time first degree graduates Full-time, first-degree graduates Employment Unemployment Part-time, first-degree graduates Destinations of other undergraduates Destinations of Foundation Degree graduates Destinations of postgraduates Destinations of students in teacher training Student support 5.2 Further education (FE) Participation in FE in the UK Participation in FE in England Participation in FE in Wales Participation in L SC-funded provision Characteristics of learners in FE Areas of study, 2003–04 Sex differences in subject choice Adult and community learning Success rates in further education Retention rates Overall success rates Variations between student groups and course types Skills for Life (SfL) Progress towards the targets 5.3 Local Education Authority provision Participation Funding Curriculum 5.4 Learndirect 5.5 Programmes funded by the European Social Fund (ESF)
Section 6: Work-related education and training	6.1 Work-based learning (WBL) 6.2 Characteristics of WBL learners 6.3 Modern Apprenticeships 6.4 Entry to Employment (E2E) 6.5 Success rates in work-based learning 6.6 Government plans and priorities for work-based learning 6.7 Job-related training 6.8 Job-related training by country, region and area 6.9 Employer-provided training in England 6.10 Type and length of training received by group of employees Job-related training by trainee characteristics 6.11 Age and job-related training 6.12 Sex differences in job-related training 6.13 Vocational course choice: sex differences 6.14 Employer Training Pilots (ETP) 6.15 Training for unemployed people Jobcentre Plus provision

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

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