Learner progress and destinations in independent living skills learning areas in further education colleges
Thematic Report
Recommendations
FE colleges should:
- R1 Identify learners’ wider skills and abilities during initial assessments and include a suitable focus on communication, independence, employability and wellbeing within these
- R2 Make sure that individual learning plans reflect the outcomes of initial assessments and that they include specific, measurable targets that link clearly to learners’ long-term goals and likely destinations
- R3 Design independent living skills programmes of learning that:
- are sufficiently challenging
- include opportunities to develop skills that are relevant to learners’ needs and likely destinations when they leave the college
- have an appropriate balance between completing qualifications and learning activities
- R4 Implement reliable systems to track the progress of all learners in relation to their individual starting points
- R5 Track learners’ destinations when they leave the learning area or college accurately
Local authorities should:
- R6 Provide colleges with relevant information about learners’ needs when they start college
- R7 Develop a broader range of partnerships with the post-16 and voluntary sectors to develop and improve progression routes in the local area
The Welsh Government should:
- R8 Review the collection of information on the outcomes of learners on independent living skills programmes to ensure that this provides an accurate picture of learners’ destinations across Wales