Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 10
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DWP must ensure that its digital skills offer is accessible and inclusive for disabled people.
Recommendation
DWP must ensure that its digital skills offer is accessible and inclusive for disabled people. It should set out how it intends to increase the proportion of disabled people who benefit from its support and commit to publishing data on this.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government highlights the DfE's introduction of a legal entitlement for fully funded digital qualifications (entry level and level 1) for adults with low digital skills, alongside new Essential Digital Skills Qualifications (EDSQs). The response does not specifically address how DWP will ensure its digital skills offer is accessible and inclusive for disabled people or commit to publishing relevant data.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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In August 2020, a new legal entitlement was introduced by DfE to fully fund specified digital qualifications, at entry level and level 1, for adults with no or low digital skills. Alongside the introduction of the digital entitlement, DfE introduced new Essential Digital Skills Qualifications (EDSQs) based on new national standards for essential digital skills. EDSQs are a new qualification type designed to meet the diverse needs of adults
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