Workforce Strategy for the Further Education Sector in England, 2007-2012

Implementation Plan: Transforming the future FE Workforce to become a force for change

During 2007-2008 Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) continued to work closely with the wider Further Education (FE) sector to coordinate the development of a one-year Implementation Plan, a companion document to the first Workforce Strategy for the Further Education sector in England.

Within a context of transformation in the sector and the vision to ensure that the workforce becomes more responsive to the changing learning needs of young people, adults and employers, the Implementation Plan captures the actions and milestones committed by key stakeholders and partners during 2008-09 to contribute towards the achievement of outcomes anticipated by 2011. Both the Strategy and the Implementation Plan are intended to act as resources to support individual employers' strategic workforce planning. They are not static documents and will be reviewed and refreshed annually to reflect the policy drivers, regulatory issues and environmental factors which impact upon the sector.

Their intention is to guide the recruitment and retention of a responsive workforce that can meet the challenges and requirements of learners and employers focusing on upgrading skills, improving employability and ensuring equality and diversity is at the heart of it all.

Further information about the project can be obtained by contacting the FE Workforce Strategy Team by email or by telephoning 020 7936 5670.

More detailed information about this project is available below:

  • Overview and background

    Overview of LLUK's Workforce Strategy for the further education (FE) sector in England,2007-2012.

  • Who is this strategy for and why is it needed?

    The strategy has been designed not only to equip staff to meet today's demands on the FE sector, but also anticipates what employers, communities and learners will want from the sector over the next five years.

  • Priorities for action

    Four key priority areas identify the challenges faced by the sector and are underpinned by eight key themes, which focus the priority areas on particular workforce development activities and contribute towards achievement of the vision.

  • Recognition of contributions

    LLUK has developed a workforce strategy for the further education (FE) sector in England and would like to acknowledge the invaluable contributions and insight of individual staff working within the FE workforce, who have contributed to the strategy.

  • Implementation plan

    LLUK will facilitate the development of a plan for implementing the Workforce Strategy for the further education (FE) sector in England, 2007-2012, with further consultation planned for the beginning of 2008.

  • Contact us

    Contact details for the LLUK FE Workforce Strategy team.