Supplementary memorandum submitted by
Leicester College
The concern is that as E2E will be subsumed
within Foundation Learning there will be a loss of the work experience/work
readiness elements which have been successful in preparing and
engaging young people. It will also mean the loss of some of the
preparation for work and acclimatisation needed by some learners
before they are even ready to embark on a full learning programme.
This could result in some learners being entered onto Level 1
programmes before they are fully ready for them.
There are however also issues about getting people
ready to participate in learning even before this. E2E has allowed
for young people to have a period of time to get them ready and
functioning in a learning environment. Colleges have been able
to give young people the time they need to do this which might
be quite short or more prolonged, depending upon their needs.
A lot of colleges may have a specialist unit and dedicated resource
to support these learners but equally a lot may not and many may
find it harder to resource these in the current funding climate.
Next year, we are allowed only 10% of E2E learners
who do not have to be signed up onto a qualifications; this may
not be enough to meet the needs of some of our learners.
Learners also need to stay on programme for
336 hours to qualify for the entitlement which makes it possible
to fund IAG/source work placements, etc. This may not be appropriate
for all learners but colleges may feel the need to put them onto
a programme of this length in order that they can cover the costs
of supporting them.
EMAS
EMAs do make a difference to young people. For
example, the retention rate for the College's 16-18s on EMAs is
consistently around 90% (around 3% higher than College average
for 16-18s).
| 2005-06 | 2006-07
| 2007-08 | 2008-09
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Students in receipt of EMA/% retained
| 1296/88% | 2000/90% | 2075/88%
| 2130/89% |
March 2010
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