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ADULTS 'DROPPING OUT OF LEARNING'

5/13/2008 6:35:00 AM

   

BBC 12 May

 Thousands of adults targeted by government skills-boosting schemes have dropped out of evening classes, a survey of 5,000 people suggests. Those in the lowest income groups have been hit the hardest, with the share of skilled manual workers on courses falling by a fifth to 33% in one year. This reverses the participation gains of the last 12 years, the figures show. Young adults have also been hit hard, with a 16% fall in the number of 25 to 34-year-olds on courses in 2007-08. Any small rises in the share of unskilled, unemployed and retired people on adultBBC         

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