Previous work identifies good labour market returns for FE learners who gain qualifications at Full Level 2 and above. Estimates of the returns to learning at ‘Below Level 2’ and ‘Thin Level 2’ - which include English and Maths qualifications - were positive but not so strong – though it should be noted that many of these qualifications are of a very short duration. This report presents the findings from a project that investigates labour market returns to these English and Maths qualifications, in two different situations:
• Complementary Learning i.e. when combined with higher level qualifications
• Highest Learning Aim - when they are studied as a person’s highest FE qualification
(i.e. not taken with a higher qualification
