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SWA Consulting 1999a
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SWA Consulting (1999a) Evaluation of early Individual Learning Account development activity. Research Report 123. London: DfEE.Editorial Comment:
This report included some evaluation of the guidance provision in the ILA pilots and suggested that it was effective and valued. For example, in West Wales where careers services provided mandatory advice about choice of course and learning provider, drop-out was very low (5%) once learning had started, and had been for other schemes such as Career Development Loans. In Dorset, where in-depth guidance interviews were mandatory, over half of those who gave feedback (50 learners) found the interview useful and expressed a willingness to pay for guidance in the future.
Commentary: Willingness to pay for guidance suggests that individuals valued guidance sufficiently to anticipate some return on their investment. However, the number of respondents was small and Bosley et al (2001) reports that most learners were seen as reluctant to pay or use their ILA funds for guidance. The experience in West Wales provides evidence of guidance positively affecting retention.