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The talks about the inquiry of select committees of the House of Commons on Education and Skills into post-16 skills which pre-dated the division of the Department for Education and skills into two. According to the select committee it is vital that the new policy should continue to focus on skills within the new departmental structure, and the work of the department for innovation, universities, and skills should not be dominated by higher education.

This section offers news briefs concerning committees in Great Britain. The House of Commons Select Committee on Education and Skills gathered evidence for its inquiry into creative partnerships and the curriculum. "The Academies Programme" was published by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee. The Educational Guidance Service for Adults (EGSA), the Workers Education Association (WEA) and the Ulster People's College gave an adult learning provision to the Northern Ireland Assembly Employment Learning Committee.