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Evaluation of the Adult Learning Grant Cohort 2 (Wave 1)
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Pound, E., Chzhen, Y., Magadi, M., Phung, V-H., Michaelson, J., Finch, S., Tanner, E. and Mackenzie, H. (2006), Evaluation of the Adult Learning Grant Cohort 2 (Wave 1), Learning and Skills Council, National Office, Coventry.
Publication reference: LSC-P-NAT-060572
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Evaluation of the Adult Learning Grant Cohort 1 (Waves 1 and 2)
The Adult Learning Grant (ALG) aims to support adults who have not yet obtained
their first Level 2 or first Level 3 qualification. The ALG is intended to help adults
with the additional costs of learning (for example, books, travel) through the provision
of a means-tested monetary grant. The grant (up to £30 per week paid during term
time) is available to learners earning up to £19,000 (or up to £30,000 if the learner
cohabits with a partner in paid employment). The grant is subject to strict eligibility
criteria and award relies on learners demonstrating that they meet criteria relating to
UK residency, age, proposed course of study, level of prior achievement, and that
they intend to study at a designated learning provider. The grant is targeted at full-time
adult learners studying for their first full Level 2 qualification and aged over 19
years of age, or full-time learners studying for their first full Level 3 qualification and
aged between 19 and 30 years of age. The upper age limit will be removed from
September 2006. Manchester City Council (MCC) administers the grant. MCC
assesses eligibility for the grant and makes weekly term-time payments into learners’
bank accounts, subject to confirmation of full attendance by the relevant learning
providers.
The ALG pilot was announced as part of the 2003 Skills Strategy (Department for Education and Skills (2003) 21st Century Skills – Realising our Potential: Individuals, Employers, Nation (CM5810) London: HMSO). In September
2003, ALG was launched in 10 English Learning and Skills Council (LSC) areas:
- The Black Country;
- County Durham;
- Devon and Cornwall;
- Humberside;
- Lancashire;
- Leicestershire;
- London West;
- Luton and Bedfordshire;
- Shropshire; and
- South
Yorkshire.
In 2004/5, two full LSC regions, the North East and South East, were
added, so that the ALG now covers 19 local LSC areas. It will be extended into the
West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber regions in 2006/7; and national roll-out is
planned for 2008/9.
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