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For the past three years, a key aspect of education and training policy in the UK has been improving provider performance and the quality of learning provision. The general strategy to achieve this is contained in ‘Success for all: reforming further education and training’ (indexed at TD/TNC 72.207), published by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) in 2002. Evaluations of specific ‘Success for all’ initiatives combined along with the results of provider inspections have clearly demonstrated that provider performance has, in some circumstances, improved. In certain cases the improvement has been significant. During 2005, case study visits to 21 General Further Education (GFE) colleges across England were undertaken to identify and assess the key factors behind any improved performance in the colleges and the associated impact of the component elements of ‘Success for all’. This project was designed to provide an holistic assessment of provider achievement and a clearer picture of how and why the improvements have taken place.