POST-16 REFORM CONSULTATION:
- Acceptance of consultation responses closed on December 23, 2011. These are now being reviewed and a response will be published shortly. –
BACKGROUND TO: POST-16 REFORM
The Scottish Government recognises that education is key to improving the life chances of the people of Scotland. It is also critical for our economy as the skills acquired in colleges, universities and in training help people into jobs, while innovation though research can help business.
At the end of the last parliamentary session, in the Green Paper Building a Smarter Future, we laid out a range of options for the future of Scotland’s universities.
It is clear that for real change to happen, we must look at colleges, universities, skills and training as a whole. The operation of these sectors together, for learners, is the key to unlocking the potential of our people for their benefit and for that of our economy.
The Scottish Government has now brought forward detailed proposals for a reform programme for the whole of post-16 education in Scotland in the pre-legislative paper Putting Learners at the Centre: delivering our ambitions for post-16 Education.
The proposals are focused on:
• creating better life chances for all young people;
• better aligning outcomes with the Scottish Government’s Purpose, specifically the Government’s ambitions for jobs and growth; and
• creating a more sustainable approach to funding post-16 education.
These three fundamental drivers give rise to proposals for improved access and progression, the alignment of skills and training with jobs and growth, the support of research and ways to make study more affordable.
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