Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Further Education Colleges
How well do programmes and activities meet the needs and interests of learners?

In effective self-assessment, how far learners' needs and interests are met is evaluated by the extent to which...

3.1learners have access to an appropriate range of courses or programmes and, where appropriate, achieve suitable qualifications.

Success in adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL provision in the FE college context means...

3.1.1there are effective mechanisms to identify local learning needs including an active partnership network.
3.1.2there are comprehensive initial assessment procedures, which identify the full range of literacy, numeracy and ESOL learning need among learners.
3.1.3all learners have opportunities to develop their literacy, numeracy and ESOL skills either through discrete provision or as an integral part of their main programme.
3.1.4an audit of the language and number skills required for success on vocational and academic courses is used to plan for relevant skills development.
3.1.5all learners following substantial programmes have the opportunity to prepare for Skills for Life or key skills qualifications.
3.1.6there is a wide range of literacy, numeracy and ESOL learning opportunities – full time, part time and in the evenings; on-site, in the workplace and community-based; embedded and discrete.

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