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In 2007/08, the second most popular LSC funded WBL qualification aim taken by 16-18 year old learners was the Construction Award awarded by CSKILLS - there were 21,487 enrolments.
Welcome to RCU Research & Consultancy
Market Intelligence that lives up to its name
We deliver effective and pragmatic research and consultancy services for clients from the UK education, training and skills sectors, ranging from individual providers to regional and national planning and funding bodies.
We have a national reputation for developing highly robust and innovative research methodologies based around combinations of data analysis, surveys, consultation, facilitation and consultancy.
Current Projects
- Generating travel-to-learn tables and maps for use by LSC and local authorities on behalf of a regional LSC
- Carrying out a Rapid Response survey on health and well-being issues on behalf of a SE FE college
- Generating case-studies of good practice in setting fees on behalf of LSC National Office
- Carrying out market share analysis for 16-18 and 19+ learners on behalf of a college of FE in Y&H region
- Evaluation of Skills Accounts pilots in EM and SE on behalf of LSC National Office
- Data analysis in connection with a proposed college merger
- Conducting a perceptions survey of parents, pupils and schools staff on behalf of a GFE
- Analysis of Train to Gain enrolments at national, regional and local level on behalf of a Y&H provider
- No-Shows / Applicant Non-Arrivals surveys on behalf of a number of colleges
- An employer survey on behalf of a training consortium
- Early Leavers Survey on behalf of a NW FE college
- Undertaking a Rapid Response survey of health and well-being issues on behalf of a large college
- Staff Surveys on behalf of a number of FE colleges
- Conducting a survey of senior stakeholders on behalf of a NW GFE
- Analysing Labour Market Intelligence (LMI) to aid planning on behalf of a large GFE
- Providing Consultancy Support for Destinations Tracking in the Framework for Excellence on behalf of LSC National Office
- Holding focus groups with learners on Maths AS courses on behalf of two sixth form colleges
- A review of land-based provision on behalf of a regional LSC
- Researching the funding of adult learning providers on behalf of LSC National Office
- Carrying out a stress management survey on behalf of a GFE college
- Investigation of employer contributions within Employer Responsiveness funding on behalf of LSC National Office
- Researching the potential to boost adult recruitment onto Arts courses on behalf of a GFE college
- Training college staff in how to use ILR and market share data in planning their curriculum on behalf of an FE college in EM region
- Developing a toolkit to help colleges adopt a marketing-led approach to fee setting on behalf of LSIS
- Analysis of 3 year trends in enrolments by client and other providers in client's main recruitment area and the wider region to support curriculum planning and marketing
- Providing a market assessment on behalf of a GFE college
- Providing Consultancy Support for Responsiveness to Learners in the Framework for Excellence on behalf of LSC National Office
