PCDL Providers
RCU can support the work of PCDL providers in a number of ways including building PCDL Partnerships and identifying how current funding is targeted towards priority areas. We can benchmark provision in one area with the offer and uptake in a comparator area, identified using a combination of socio-demographic factors. RCU has also undertaken fees analysis and compared fee levels e.g. with learners' postcodes to cross-tabulate fees charged against localities with high levels of deprivation and areas of relative affluence. The case-study below is an illustration of the ways we may be able to help you, taken from a project for a major PCDL provider.
We also work with sector organisations such as LSIS, QCA and LSC.
Case Studies
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Arts Course research
This project was commissioned by a college to examine whether there was a market for part-time Arts courses; if so who was the market and how big was it; what did people want; where did they look for information and what did they expect to pay. The research included analysis of learner records, use of data from the Census and IMD and telephone surveys of former Arts learners and of the local population.
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Data Analysis for Curriculum Planning & Market Share review
RCU's capability to capture and present learner data in an easy-to-follow manner can be used by providers or planning and funding bodies seeking an evidence base for curriculum planning decisions.
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PCDL
A metropolitan Adult Education Service asked RCU to map PCDL in its area. The key objectives of the research project were to provide an analysis of... Download to read more
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