In a speech to the 2006 AoC Annual conference, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills issued a challenge to the further education sector to take collective responsibility for its own future destiny and reputation and thus forge a new relationship with Government.

 

Under the chairmanship of Sir George Sweeney, the Self Regulation Implementation Group has been working to develop proposals to make self regulation a reality. Phase 1 consultation events took place in March 2007 to seek the sector’s views on the overall approach and develop an initial proposal for self regulation. Since then, work has focused on developing the proposals in more detail. The proposition ‘Realising Self Regulation in the Further Education Sector – Phase 2’ was delivered to the Secretary of State for Innovation Universities and Skills on 16 November 2007 and is now available for you to view or download.

Our vision is of a further education sector comprising respected autonomous, demand-led organisations acting both individually and collectively within a self-regulation system in delivering high quality, responsive provision for the benefit of learners, employers, communities and the nation and operating as a respected and trusted partner of government.