Skills for Life Survey, 2011

  The <i>Skills for Life Survey, 2011</i> (SfL2011), was a follow-up to the <i>Skills for Life Survey, 2003</i> (SfL2003) (held under SN 7239). SfL2011 examined the basic skills of adults, aged 16-65 years-old, in England. The aim of the survey was to: <ul><li>examine changes in literacy and numeracy levels among the adult population of England;</li><li>provide a baseline of ICT skills among adults in England; and </li><li>understand the demographic, social and motivational factors related to people's skills levels.</li></ul>The headline survey findings were published in 2011 and were used to inform policy strategy on basic skills, feeding into recommendations published in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-challenges-new-chances-next-steps-in-implementing-the-further-education-reform-programme" title="New Chances, New Challenges">New Chances, New Challenges</a> consultation outcome. The main survey report was published in 2012. Further information can be found on the gov.uk <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-innovation-skills/series/2011-skills-for-life-survey" title="Skills for Life Survey, 2011">Skills for Life Survey, 2011</a> webpage.<br>