Our Story
The FE system has an excellent record of meeting and beating its targets. More than 4 million people have benefited from the learning we fund.
The Skills for Life target has been met three years early – so nearly 2.3 million people in England have achieved their first qualification in literacy, language or numeracy.
The number of young people in learning in England is at its highest level – 1.59 million. And by the end of 2007, the number of adults who work (18.2 million people) had achieved a Level 2 qualification.
Section 1 Introduction and Our Work
Targets and Achievements
Area
Target
Achievement
Age 19 - Level 2 Achievement*
Increase the percentage of 19-year-olds who achieve a level 2 qualification from 71.4 per cent (in 2006) to 73.4 per cent (in 2008)
71.4 per cent in 2006 and 73.9 per cent in 2007
Age19 - Level 3 Achievement*
Increase the percentage of 19-year-olds who achieve a level 3 qualification
46.6 per cent in 2006 and 48 per cent in 2007
Number of Apprenticeship frameworks completed
Increase the number of people who complete their apprenticeship by 75 per cent by 2007/08 (bringing the total number to 75,500)
In 2006/07, 111,800 people completed their apprenticeship
Adults – Level 2 Achievement*
Reduce the number of adults without a level 2 qualification by at least 40 per cent by 2010. This is equal to an increase of 3.6 million more adults.
By the end of 2007, 2,100,00 adults in work had achieved a level 2 qualification
FE College Success Rates
FE college success rates to be 76 per cent in 2007/08
In 2006/07, FE college success rates were 78 per cent - over the 2007/08 target
Skills for Life*
Improve the basic skills of 2.25 million adults between 2001 and 2010, with a target of improving the basic skills of 1.5 million adults by 2007
By the end of 2007, 2,276,000 adults had improved their basic skills
*PSA Target set by the Government
