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NIACE is hosting an independent Inquiry into
the Future for Lifelong Learning. Chaired by Sir David Watson, the
Inquiry was launched in September 2007 and will report in summer 2009.
 “As a society we should be ambitious about the opportunities and capacity
for learning by all of our members. The Inquiry hopes to establish not only why
but also how we can achieve this. We need your help.”
Sir David Watson,
Chair, Inquiry Commission
Latest news
Education promotes well-being - but too many over 25's excluded
Despite the fact that improved well-being is increasingly
recognised as a significant result of taking part in adult learning,
for too many adults seeking help to get back on the learning ladder
after the age of 25, the choice is largely restricted to narrow
skills-for-work programmes. Whilst skills-for-work programmes meet
the aspirations and increase the well-being of some people, a range
of learning opportunities should be available to meet the needs of
different people.
This is a key message from a new study – Well-being, happiness
and Lifelong Learning – commissioned by the Independent Inquiry into
the Future of Lifelong Learning (IfLL), sponsored by NIACE. The
Government may have put issues of well-being high on the policy
agenda but too little has been done to make it happen, the report
suggests.
Professor John Field, a commissioner for the Inquiry and
the report’s author, said:
“Learning is important to a range of well-being indicators. Yet
as a nation we tend to think of learning as something best done by
the young, with a few crumbs left for people in their early years of
work. Educationally, ageism begins at 25.”
The study reveals considerable evidence for the positive impacts
of learning on health and well-being of people of all ages, and
suggests it may have greater effect than health promotion campaigns.
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The Goal
The overall goal of the Inquiry is to offer an authoritative and coherent
strategic framework for lifelong learning in the UK. This will involve:
 | Articulating a broad rational for public and private
investment in lifelong learning;
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| A re-appraisal of the social and cultural value attached to it
by policy-makers and the public;
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| Developing new perspectives on policy and practice. |
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News
Education promotes well-being - but too
many over 25's excluded
Two-Tier adult training system needs
urgent reform
Adult Education
'Vital' for All Migrants
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Events
Well-being, Happiness and Lifelong Learning,
1 Jun June 09, Edinburgh
The Public Value of Adult Learning,
30 June 09, London
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New additions to the website:
Thematic Paper: Well-being
and happiness
Sector Paper: The Private Training Market in the UK
Working Paper: Funding Lifelong Learning
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The Inquiry in the Media
We need an all-age learning contract
Adults Learning, June 2009
Block of ages
Guardian, 9 June 2009
Public
and private sectors diverge on training aims
TES, 29 May 2009
Let’s
open doors to new arrivals and their skills
TES, 24 April 2009
Education voucher bid to help all new arrivals
TES, 24 April 2009
Older people’s education ‘neglected’
Guardian, 20 January 09
New
curriculum needed for longer retirement
TES FE Focus, 23 January 2009
Money,
money, money
Adults Learning, Oct 2008
Guardian to take detailed
look into the Inquiry
Green light for student debate
on environment
The Times Educational Supplement,
11 Jul 2008
Campaign Camp
The Guardian,
12 Feb 2008
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The
Inquiry into the Future
for Lifelong Learning 
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