Research and analysis

Understanding the further education market

Economic analysis of the further education system in England.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Published: 8 July 2016

Documents

Understanding the further education market in England - BIS research paper 296

Ref: BIS/16/360

PDF, 3.33 MB, 156 pages

Understanding the further education market in England - executive summary

Ref: BIS/16/360a

PDF, 601 KB, 21 pages

Details

This report provides an economic analysis of the further education (FE) market in England. The report aims to:

• describe the FE market and its ‘sub-markets’
• investigate the features common with other well-functioning markets
• identify the barriers that prevent the FE market from functioning effectively

Published 8 July 2016