About This Publication
Replicating a study undertaken in 2006, NIACE asked a representative sample of just over 4,000 adults in England what proportion of each £10.00 of the actual cost of adult education courses should be borne by the individual, employers and the government. The findings, detailed in this publication, demonstrate a sharp contrast between public policy and public opinion.Whilst adult learners continue to see funded adult learning opportunities as an integral part of the public services of a civilised society, the wider population, and in particular those who see little prospect of taking up learning, no longer see adult learning as part of the welfare state.