Overview of work based learning
Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) represents staff working for organisations concerned with the delivery of applied (vocational) training, which is primarily work based, including national training providers, specialist training providers and in other private sector training organisations.
Approximate numbers of staff working in work based learning (WBL) are as follows:
- 30,000 staff in England
- 1,625 staff in Northern Ireland
- 75,000 in Scotland
- 30,000 in Wales
(Source: LLUK Sector Skills Agreement Stage 1 Report).
There are 2,000 WBL organisations, whose work is funded by education and training departments or designated funding councils/agencies in each of the four UK nations, as well as by regional development agencies, private and public sector employers and the European Social Fund.
Some of the main stakeholders in the WBL sector are as follows:
- Association of Learning Providers (ALP)
- Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI)
- Educational Guidance Service for Adults (EGSA)
- Learningworks
- Learning and Skills Council (LSC)
- Office for Standards in Education (OfSTED)
- Quality Improvement Agency (QIA)
- Scottish Training Federation
- the national governments in the four UK nations.
Links to other organisations active in the WBL sector are included in the nations pages.
Detailed information about the WBL sector is available in the research pages, which include information on projects and reports covering this area.
For information on leadership and management, the reform of initial teacher education and Skills for Life professional development, please view the Standards and Qualifications pages. Information is also available about the Workforce Strategy for the FE sector in England.
To learn more about careers and professional development in the WBL sector, please contact LLUK's Information and Advice Service.
