Further Education Workforce Data Collection

Policy Documents, Recruitment, Retention, Subject and skills shortages, Workforce data and planning

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Date: February 2020

Author/s: Department for Education (DfE)

Keywords: FE Workforce data collection; Mandatory participation, provider and staff scope, evidence-based policy making, benchmarking and transparency

Summary:

The UK government’s plan to introduce a new, mandatory data collection for the further education (FE) workforce in England, starting voluntarily in the 2020/21 academic year and becoming compulsory in 2021/22. This initiative aims to improve policy-making and benchmarking by providing a comprehensive evidence base on staff recruitment, retention, and skills gaps across the diverse FE sector.

Reference: Department for Education. (2020). Further education workforce data collection: Government consultation response. London: DfE

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