Employment and Skills

In January 2022 the Mayor published his Skills Roadmap for London. The Roadmap sets the direction of travel for adult education in London over the Mayoral term and beyond, including future plans for the approximately £320 million per year Adult Education Budget (AEB). The Roadmap was developed based on extensive consultation with stakeholders, communities and businesses. The GLA engaged over 100 organisations...

Alongside the Skills for Londoners Strategy, in 2018 the Mayor published his Skills for Londoners Framework. The Framework outlines how the objectives of the Strategy will be delivered in the context of the devolution of the Adult Education Budget (AEB) in London to the Mayor from the academic year 2019-20, transferring responsibility from the Department for Education for the delivery of...

In February 2017, Learning and Work was commissioned by the Greater London Authority to undertake a mapping exercise of formal and informal provision of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in London, and undertake work to identify the language learning needs of resettled Syrian refugees in London. This work aims to support London boroughs participating in the resettlement of...

The GLA commissioned the Social Market Foundation to look at the reasons behind the non-continuation (drop-out) rate of undergraduates studying at London’s higher education institutions. This report seeks to understand the factors affecting non-continuation and transfers at London universities. London’s non-continuation rate is 7.7%, which is much higher than the English average of 6.3%, and students in London are the most...

As London recovers from the effects of COVID-19, it is vital that we understand the educational pathways for young people and do all we can to support them in their journey. We know that the negative impact of the pandemic has disproportionately affected young people. At this time, it is vital that young people receive high quality careers education, information, advice...

The GLA commissioned IFF Research to conduct an independent evaluation of the first year of AEB delivery after delegation of the AEB to the Mayor in 2019. The evaluation findings were “largely very positive”, with IFF concluding that “the delegation of the AEB has worked effectively in its first year, for the majority of providers who receive funding from it“.

Qualifications by Economic Activity Status by Borough Data has been reweighted in 2016 in line with the latest ONS estimates. 95% confidence interval of percent figure (+/-). ! Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2). * Estimate and confidence interval unreliable since the group sample size is small (3-9). ~ Estimate is less than...

Census Key Statistics Table KS13: Qualifications and Students. Level 1: 'O' level passes; 1+ CSE/GCSE any grades; NVQ level 1; Foundation GNVQ. Level 2: 'O' level passes; 5+ CSEs (grade 1's); 5+ GCSEs (grades A-C); School Certificate; 1+ 'A' levels/'AS' levels; NVQ level 2; Intermediate GNVQ. Level 3: 2+ 'A' levels; 4+ AS levels; Higher School Certificate; NVQ level 3; Advanced GNVQ. Level 4/5:...

FOCUSONLONDON2012:SKILLS:DEGREESOFQUALIFICATION London’s diverse economy, and status as one of the most important cities in the world calls for a highly skilled workforce. Qualifications are considered an important predictor of success in a labour market. This edition of Focus on London, authored by Slawek Kozdras, explores the skills and qualification levels of young people before moving on to an analysis of adults’ qualifications...

Awards of Vocationally Related Qualifications (VRQ) and National/Scottish Vocational Qualifications (N/SVQ) by gender, age group, level, Sector Subject Area, occupation, and centre type. x = not available due to low numbers of achievements. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-vocational-qualifications--2