Word on the Street

In its Green Paper, 'The Learning Age', the Government set out its vision of 'a learning society in which everyone, from whatever background, routinely expects to learn and upgrade their skills throughout life'.

As a consequence of this paper, Learndirect was set up as a network of drop-in centres where anyone can improve their knowledge and skills at all levels.

This CD-ROM was produced in collaboration with Channel4 who were commissioned to create a basic skills education package for the Learndirect programme.


This CD-ROM is extensively used by all the Learndirect centres throughout the country as both an in-house resource and also as a product that can be taken out by the user. The CD-ROM also allows the user to monitor their progress as they work towards the goal of life-long learning.