PLAYING THE ACE - A plan to unleash the potential of adult community education and bolster economic growth

It focuses on the role of Adult Community Education providers, who often provide the first step back into learning for adults the furthest removed from education and work. [...] Playing The Ace | Summary of recommendations 11 recommendations Recommendation 13: The Government should reinstate the wider objectives for Adult Community Education and should review how to  make funding for community learning sustainable. [...] The vision of  the Government was seen to clash with what stakeholders involved in Adult Community Education said about the role and purpose of Adult Community Education.22 Recommendation  1:  The Government should introduce a  Minister for Adult Education and Lifelong Learning. [...] Over the last decade, the number of  adults engaging in  education has been falling and this decline is  mostly attributed to  a  collapse in  the number of adults taking lower-level qualifications through Adult Community Education.30 The Learning and Work Institute’s survey of  Adult Participation in  Learning estimates that engagement in  Adult Community Education maths, English and ESOL courses. [...] The potential benefits of  improved basic skills would be felt most acutely in the regions where the average income is  lower.73 Research from National Numeracy has found that areas including the North East, West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber would gain the most from improving the level of proficiency in adult basic skills.74 The Adult Education Budget fully funds or at least half co-funds.