Key Tasks Proposed for Learning and Skills Sector
Year	Task	Proposed by
2007	(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)	1.5 million adults and young people to achieve basic skills Completion rate of 75% for apprentices (53% in 2005) New Framework for Excellence introduced Quality Improvement Strategy to be fully operational Initial trials of Learner Accounts	LSC (2006b: 34) DfES (2006: 18) LSC (2006a:13) White Paper on FE (2006:46) LSC (2007: 7)
2008	(i)   (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi)	5 new specialised Diplomas to be available for 14-19 year olds All poor provision to be eliminated by LSC 8 more National Skills Academies to open New Framework for Excellence to be used by all providers DfES to reduce LSS staff by 325 60% of 16 year olds to achieve 5 good GCSEs (56.4 in 2005)	White Paper on FE (2006: 12)   White Paper on FE (2006: 12) DfES (2006: 18) LSC (2006a: 13) White Paper on FE (2006: 10) DfES (2006: 11)
2009	(i)   (ii)	Common funding approach for colleges, sixth forms and training providers Qualifications and Credit Framework to be operational	LSC (2007: 7)   LSC (2007: 7)
2010	(i) (ii)   (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii)   (viii) (ix)   (x) (xi)	All 14 Diplomas for 14-19 year olds to be widely available 2.25 million adults and young people to improve basic skills Reduce by 40% proportion of adults without Level 2 All FE teachers qualified or working towards a qualification Success rates for FE Colleges to be 80% (76% in 2007) 50% of 18-30 year olds in HE Foundation Learning Tier to have a full set of progression pathways 200 Academies to be open Reduce by 2% proportion of young people not in education, employment or training Fee contribution by learners to rise to 50% A fully demand-led system to be in place	DfES (2006: 18) LSC (2006b: 34)   QIA (2007: 20) QIA (2007: 20) QIA (2007: 20) White Paper on FE (2006: 16) White Paper on FE (2006: 44)   DfES (2006: 13) LSC (2006b: 5)   Leitch (2006) LSC (2007: 7)
2012	A self-regulating system to be in place, raising standards and tackling underperformance	LSC (2007: 7)
2013	(i) (ii)	All 14 Diplomas available nationwide for 14-19 year olds 85% of 19 year olds to achieve a Level 2 qualification	White Paper on FE (2006: 12) DfES (2006: 18)
2015	(i) (ii)	90% of 17 year olds participating in education or training Majority of adult FE budget to be demand led	DfES (2006: 18) DfES (2006: 22)
2020	(i)     (ii) (iii) (iv)	95% of adults with basic skills (85% literacy and 79% numeracy in 2005) ie treble projected rates of improvement 90+% of adults with Level 2 (69% in 2005) 500,000 Apprentices (256,000 in 2005) 40+% of adults with Level 4 (29% in 2005)	Leitch (2006: 14)     Leitch (2006: 14)