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21 A reduction in the proportion of working-age people without a qualification at NVQ Level 2 or higher (England).
Baseline and trends: Baseline year – 1998. The proportion of working-age people without a qualification at NVQ Level 2 or higher has fallen from 39.1 per cent in 1998 to 31.4 per cent in 2006. In 2007 data from the Labour Force Survey moved to calendar quarter basis, and as such is not comparable with the previous data. The proportion of working-age people without NVQ level 2 or higher in 2007 is 31.4 per cent.
Percentage of working-age people without a qualification at NVQ Level 2 or higher (England)
Note: The figure for 2007 is not comparable with earlier years. This is because it is drawn from the Labour Force Survey calendar quarters (Q2) whilst previous years are based on spring quarters.
Definition: Proportion of working-age adults without a qualification at Level 2 or higher (England). The definistion of working age used is 16-59 for women and 16-64 for men.
Data source: Labour Force Survey, spring quarters for data before 2007. For 2007, the figure refers to Quarter 2 data.
Further information:
Further information about the Labour Force Survey can be found at: www.statistics.gov.uk/ssd/surveys/labour_force_survey.asp
Information on the level of highest qualification held by adults can be found at: www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000715/index.shtml
Information on the Government’s Skill strategy can be found at: www.dcsf.gov.uk/skillsstrategy
Research Evidence:
“Level 2 Adult Vocational Learning – A Qualitative Study of Motivations, Experiences and Outcomes”
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR664.pdf
“The Employer Training Pilots final evaluation report”
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR774.pdf
“The National Learning Survey (NALS) 2005”
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RB815.pdf
“FE Learners Longitudinal Survey Wave One: Findings from Quantitative Research”
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RB768.pdf