Britain closer to Leitch's vision
By Sue Mennell (19-03-2007)
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New figures reveal that the Government is one step closer to meeting Lord Leitch’s bold ambitions for the UK to become a world leader on skills. Almost three-quarters of the workforce now have a Level 2 qualification (the equivalent of five good GCSEs) and the minimum skill level required to get a job and improve their productivity. In addition, over half the population has a Level 3 qualification, the equivalent of two A levels.
Compared to four years ago, 1,141,000 more adults are now qualified to Level 2, exceeding the one million milestone set for adult skills targets for the end of 2006. The final Labour Force Survey of 2006 shows that 73.9% of adults in the workforce now have a Level 2 or equivalent qualification; this corresponds to around 17.5 million adults from a total economically active population of 23.7 million. In addition, 52.4% are now qualified to NVQ Level 3, corresponding to around 12.4 million adults out of the total.
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