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Abstract:
This research investigates the contribution community education providers make to foundation skills training in regional Australia, the models of delivery which seemed to work best, and whether the undertaking of foundation skills training helps build social and human capital of the individual and broader community. The research finds that proportionally more regional community education providers deliver foundation skills training than other regional training providers. Completions among students at regional community education providers are high but little is known about education or... [+] Show more
Subjects: Adult and community education; Disadvantaged; Language; Literacy; Numeracy; Outcomes; Participation; Providers of education and training; Students; Teaching and learning
Keywords: Adult learning; Community education; Completion; Employability; Enrolment; Human capital; Outcomes of education and training; Regional; Skill development; Skill needs; Social capital; Training
Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania
Published: Adelaide, South Australia: NCVER, 2021
Physical description: 44 p. (report) + 19 p. (support document)
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