BIS Research Paper Number 78: Armed Forces Basic Skills Longitudinal Study: Part 1

Abstract: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)1 and the Ministry of Defence (MOD), commissioned the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) and the National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NRDC) to conduct a study into Basic Skills in the Armed Forces. NIACE is the leading nongovernment organisation in England and Wales for all types of adult learning and is committed to supporting an increase in the numbers of adults engaged in formal and informal learning and to widening access to learning opportunities to those who do not traditionally take part in education and training.