§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many adults are studying(a) basic literacy and (b) basic numeracy in further education colleges; and what proportion this represents of the total studying these subjects. [105138]
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§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 27 March 2003]: Information on the number of literacy and numeracy learning opportunities being undertaken by adults on LSC-funded further education provision is presented in the table as follows. For the purposes of basic skills and the Skills for Life Strategy, we define adults as those
Literacy and numeracy learning opportunities being undertaken by adults on LSC-funded further education provision1,2,3 1 April 2001 to 31 July 2002 1 April 2001 to 31 July 2001 1 August 2001 to 31 July 2002 Total—1 April 2001 to 31 July 2002 16 to 18 19+ 16 to 18 19+ 16 to 18 19+ Total (a) Literacy Basic Skills: Literacy 11,700 75,900 12,200 107,900 23,900 183,900 207,700 Key Skills: Communication 102,600 15,900 125,100 16,800 227,700 32,700 260,400 GCSE English 25,200 11,400 30,500 13,800 55,700 25,200 80,900 Total4 139,500 103,500 167,800 138,500 307,300 241,700 549,000 (b) Numeracy Basic Skills: Numeracy 14,100 31,100 24,100 60,500 38,200 91,600 129,800 Key Skills: Application of Number 107,200 15,600 130,700 17,600 237,900 33,200 271,100 GCSE Maths 29,900 16,300 35,600 19,500 65,500 35,800 101,300 Total4 151,200 63,000 190,400 97,600 341,600 160,600 502,200 1 These figures are estimates based on the LSC's individualised Student Records data. 2 Only covers LSD funded provision, this detailed enrolment profile is not available for other types of provision. 3 Adults enrolled on both literacy and numeracy learning opportunities will be counted under both categories. There may be some double counting where an adult has enrolled on more than one basic literacy or numeracy course in this period. 4 Excludes those learning opportunities not assigned to specific subjects.