Adult learning and skills: For adult learning and skills providers

Types of adult learning and skills Ofsted inspects

 These are the types of adult learning and skills that you can search by.

  • Adult and community learning
    Adult and community learning (ACL) takes place in a wide range of settings and is aimed at adults who do not normally participate in education and training. It is often a collaboration between local authorities, community-based organisations and traditional providers.
  • Dance and drama college
    A college participating in the Dance and Drama Awards scheme.
  • Department of Work and Pensions provisions including New Deal and Workstep
    This is provision for unemployed people which supports people of working age to return to work. These inspections ceased in August 2010.
  • Employer provider
    Employers providing training for their own staff only.
  • Further education colleges with residential provision
    Further education colleges providing residential provisions for learners aged 16-18.
  • General further education and tertiary colleges
    These offer education and training for different age ranges.
  • Immigration removal and detention centres
    These provide education for children, young people and adults temporarily living at the centres.
  • Independent specialist college
    A college for post-16 students who have learning difficulties and/or disabilities.
  • Initial teacher education
    Providers of initial teacher education (ITE) – this is also called initial teacher training (ITT) – train school teachers, leading to qualified teacher status (QTS), and further education teachers.
  • Learndirect
    Learndirect providers offer training courses at locations nationwide.
  • Nextstep
    Nextstep promotes learning and work to all adults aged 20 and over by providing practical advice on work and learning opportunities.
  • Prison
    Learning and skills provision in prisons.
  • Probation
    Probation trusts which provide services for ex-offenders.
  • Sixth form college
    A college providing post-16 education for 17- and 18-year-olds.
  • Work-based learning
    Work-based learning covers apprenticeships, Train to Gain and Foundation Learning/Entry to Employment.
  • Other adult learning and skills
     

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