GLA Adult Skills Fund: Further Education Provision in London

Greater London Authority data on adult (aged 19+) further education funded by the Adult Skills Fund, covering Adult Skills Core, Tailored Learning, and Free Courses for Jobs. The data publication follows the UK Code of Practice for Official Statistics and was last updated on 2026-03-25. In-year figures are provisional and updated in subsequent returns.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in adult skills provision based on reported participation and enrolment figures.
• Monitor the allocation and impact of the Adult Skills Fund in London based on funding program categories.
• Compare provision across different adult education categories like Adult Skills Core and Free Courses for Jobs.
• Assess the transition from the Adult Education Budget to the Adult Skills Fund for policy evaluation.

Strengths

• Data publication follows the UK Code of Practice for Official Statistics, suggesting a structured reporting standard.
• Covers multiple adult education categories: Adult Skills Core, Tailored Learning, and Free Courses for Jobs.
• Explicitly documents a major policy change from the Adult Education Budget to the Adult Skills Fund in August 2024.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data from before and after August 2024 are not directly comparable due to the funding program change.

Provenance

Source

Greater London Authority

Collection Method

Commissioning, delivery, and management data from the devolved Adult Skills Fund program.

Time Range

Covers periods from at least August 2019, with a structural change in August 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 12:03:35.647200; freshness should be verified.

Geography

London, United Kingdom.