Written question asked by Kelvin Hopkins (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 March 2011. It was answered by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 March 2011 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Institute for Learning

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what meetings Ministers and officials of his Department have had with representatives of the Institute for Learning on (a) continuing professional development for further education lecturers, (b) further education policy and (c) the removal of funding by his Department for the Institute for Learning.

Answer: I met with the chief executive and chair of the Institute for Learning (IfL) on 8 September 2010 and we plan to meet again in the near future. My discussions with IfL have covered a number of areas including the take-up of continuing professional development activities by FE teachers, broader areas of interest to the profession, and IfL's plans to move to full self-funding through membership fees.My officials meet with IfL staff on a regular basis to discuss a range of issues. The Department has an observer status seat on the IfL Non-Executive Board and attend its Advisory Board.

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