ADULT RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES ASSOCIATION

That this House recognises the important contribution of residential colleges for adult education in providing learning opportunities through short-stay courses for the general public across a broad curriculum in a unique learning environment in buildings of historic and community significance; congratulates the Adult Residential Colleges Association as a national organisation representing its members on providing over 2,5000 residential courses per annum, for more than 40,000 learners, the majority of whom are over 50 years of age; and calls upon the Government to carry out a review of these establishments in order to evaluate the contribution these colleges make to lifelong learning.