RES Factor:
BASIC SKILLS
Action on this RES Factor is designed to achieve the following objectives: 1. Tackle lack of basic skills/qualifications The data below shows, for the factor, what the region is hoping to achieve and how progress will be monitored. This will be updated annually Where are we now?
120,000 more people more with no qualifications than the England average 2 districts have more than 29% of the population with no qualifications 41.6% of 16 – 19 year olds do not have NVQ level 2 qualifications An estimated 1,299,800 adults in the working age population without a first level 2 Number of adults without numeracy skills and without literacy skills in the North West (to be confirmed)
Where do we want to be (2009) / what will we monitor?
By 2009, reduce number of people without qualifications by 80,000 All districts to have less than 29% of the population with no qualifications Reduce % of 16-19 year olds who do not have NVQ Level 2 (150,700 16-19 year olds to be educated to NVQ level 2) Number of adults to have secured a first level 2 between 2006 and 2009 to be confirmed Reduction in the number of adults without numeracy and without literacy skills
Relevant RES Targets
No qualifications Employment Rate
RES Actions linked to Basic Skills: Progress with the specific RES actions designed to achieve these objectives will be monitored quarterly for transformational actions (those shaded) and annually for all other actions. The key milestones/outputs we are expecting to achieve are outlined below. Milestones/Outputs 26 Deliver basic skills
Q1/2 06/7 •
(LSC/JCP)
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Basic skills volumes (learners & achievement) SfL Transfer Wider access to LSC provision for the economically inactive
Q3 06/7 •
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Pilot new LSC/JCP Employability programme Continue to achieve Basic skills volumes on current programmes
Q4 06/7 •
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Achieve volumes on Mainstream programmes
07/8 •
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Launch Employability programme nationally New ESF programme aimed at tackling harder-to-help starts
08/9 •
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Achieve Basic Skills volumes on Mainstream programmes Ensure ESF programme targets key customers