The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) and University and College Union (UCU) commissioned this research to identify the age-related challenges and barriers to realising full potential of staff within the further education and skills sector.

In particular, it aims to find out what equality means to and looks like in the further education and skills sector. For example:

• how the further education and skills sector responded to the age equality requirements in the Age (Employment) Regulations 2006
• identifying issues around in managing and developing staff of all ages in further education organisations
• to find and assess any models and approaches that sector organisations might be using currently to achieve age equality
• to identify the challenges and barriers associated with pursuing age equality in the sector.