Competition between local authorities is hampering the 16 to 19 transfer, according to a report commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA).
The report, Mapping the Terrain, found that a number of local authorities are finding it hard to work together in the sub-regional groups designed to handle commissioning after the transfer. Some view neighbouring authorities as their rivals, while others are not yet fully committed to the changes.
The report comes as the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) finalises where staff will be posted when responsibility for 16 to 19 education and training transfers to local authorities in April 2010.
Tami McCrone, senior research officer at the National Foundation for Educational Research, which produced the report, said joint working in sub-regional groups is key to a smooth transfer. "In areas where sub-regional groups had not yet gelled, they were finding it hard. Where councils had a positive attitude to change, it was much easier," she said.
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