§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on the current research commissioned by her Department in the fields of further and higher education and vocational training. [74629]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe Department's research programme currently supports 19 projects in the fields of further and higher education and vocational training. Details of the projects are noted below:
- Research on the Relationship between Training and Business Performance
- FE Students' Financial Circumstances
- Learning and Training at Work 2001 and 2002
- National Adult Learning Survey 2002
- Evaluation of the CMF-Funded UK Online Centres
- Early impact of the new arrangements for Adult and Community
- Learning under the Learning and Skills Council
- National Survey of Adult Basic Skill Needs
- Longitudinal Panel Survey of Learners
- Evaluation of Adult Basic Skills Pathfinder Extension Activities
- JSA Adult Literacy and Numeracy Skills Pilots
- Key Issues in Higher Education
- Evaluation of Connexions Card
- Evaluation of Playing for Success
- Evaluation of the Neighbourhood Support Fund
- Survey of Connexions Costs in Urban and Rural Settings
786W - Connexions Customer Satisfaction Survey
- Connexions Stakeholder Survey
- Ethnic minorities and HE
- Key Issues in HE.
In addition the Department also funds 4 research centres whose activities will cover the areas noted above. These are:
- Wider Benefits of Learning
- Economics of Education
- Information Communication Technology
- National Research And Development Centre For Adult Literacy And Numeracy.