Not overly informative but ...
the LLUK website is not much more so.
Darren Clinton writes (on 9 December): “Relicensing outcome announced
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced its decision not to relicense Lifelong Learning UK in its own right.
We are of course disappointed by this outcome. However, there can be no doubt that lifelong learning is a priority sector for promoting social inclusion, active citizenship and employability, all of which are vital to economic growth, and we remain committed to our vision of the UK’s lifelong learning workforce being the best in the world.
The Chair and CEO of Lifelong Learning UK are in talks to identify the best alternative arrangements for our work, and details will be announced in due course. In the meantime Lifelong Learning UK will continue to deliver on its plans and commitments.
Our work has been, and will continue to be, driven by the belief that a world class lifelong learning workforce is essential to ensuring fairness, encouraging flexibility and delivering value for learners, employers and society as a whole.”
Hazel’s comment:
Sector Skills Councils have, in many cases, not had enough time to impact sufficiently on “their” sectors and yet changes are afoot. Yes, I know that cuts have to be made but it is also important to look at the overall support provided to different sectors of the economy and which bits of that support is vital to maintain the employment standards.
Perhaps not in this instance but many of the cuts remind me of the old saying about babies and bath water.
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