Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 10
10
Accepted
DfE has a framework of performance metrics for its portfolio of skills programmes which includes...
Conclusion
DfE has a framework of performance metrics for its portfolio of skills programmes which includes system-level measures, such as participation in FE and skills training by 7 C&AG’s Report, paras 2.17, 2.21, Figure 8 8 Qq 12, 14, 16 9 Qq 14, 32 10 DWE0002 Federation of Small Businesses, Developing workforce skills for a strong economy, 17 October 2022 11 DWE0001 Association of Employment and Learning Providers, Developing workforce skills for a strong economy, 17 October 2022 10 Developing workforce skills for a strong economy adults aged 19 and over, and measures for individual programmes such as the number of apprenticeship starts.12 We asked how DfE would use the large amount of data at its disposal to determine whether its FE and skills interventions are successful as a whole. DfE said that ultimately it was reliant on measuring learners’ subsequent wages as a proxy indicator of whether it was increasing the value of government-funded training and better meeting the skills needs of the labour market.13
Government Response Summary
The department continues to develop a comprehensive framework of performance metrics, including system-level measures, such as participation in FE and skills training by adults aged 19 and over, and measures for individual programmes, such as the number of apprenticeship starts.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
2.4 Instead, the department continues to develop a comprehensive framework of performance metrics, including system-level measures, such as participation in FE and skills training by adults aged 19 and over, and measures for individual programmes, such as the number of apprenticeship starts. The most recent set of metrics for 2022-23 defines what performance level would constitute success for individual programmes. The department also uses FE Outcome Based Success Measures (OBSM) to measure performance, using Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) data to show the percentage of FE learners progressing to other learning or employment in the academic year after achieving their learning aim.