Key data gaps for England. An extensive array of national data sources and supplementary constituency-specific data sources has been analysed. National sources such as the Labour Force Survey and the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) data were used to obtain comparable data for most constituencies across the 4 home countries. Other secondary constituency-specific sources were analysed to contextualise the national data. This exercise provided good coverage for some parts of the lifelong learning sector: excellent coverage of HE; good coverage of FE colleges; some coverage of LAIS (libraries, archives and information services) and some coverage of youth work, community development and community based adult learning within CLD; and, to a lesser extent, WBL. In conclusion, the main data gaps identified for the lifelong learning workforce in England were as follows: • archives and records management • CLD o community development o other strands of CLD (community education, development education, family learning and working with parents) • WBL Some of these gaps have begun to be addressed since the publication of the SSA stage 1 and 2 reports. LLUK have undertaken research into the Archives and Records Management workforce and the report was published in 2007 and is available on the LLUK website. Data collection pilots have been undertaken in the Work Based Learning and adult community learning parts of the FE sector and will be further addressed through Priority 1 of the Further Education Workforce Strategy (facilitated by LLUK).
