IfL welcomes new coalition government

Wednesday 12 May 2010

The Institute for Learning (IfL) has welcomed the new Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government.

Toni Fazaeli, chief executive of IfL, said, "We look forward to working with ministers in this new coalition government. As the independent professional body for teachers and trainers throughout the further education and skills sector, we anticipate and expect that the government will wish to listen to our members, to get real insights into over 200,000 frontline practitioners’ unmediated perspectives on the needs of millions of young and adult learners, and employers. We hope that ministers will trust and draw on teaching professionals’ wisdom, and celebrate and commit to the highest quality teaching and training across further education and skills. The country needs this.

"Professionally qualified and expert teachers and trainers are central to helping us out of recession and to building strong communities. Now is the time for high-return investment in frontline professionals, and we agree with pre-election pledges to cut waste rather than frontline services.

"We very much look forward to working the new government, in the spirit of collaborative partnership and sharing ‘truth from the ground level with power’, and to make a difference for learners and the economy."