The project established a baseline of where learners were going across the region and what they were studying and to identify particular trends and behaviours in different age groups. Additional research and data gathering was then identified as a necessity in order to produce a profile of all the learning taking place within the recruitment area, regardless of institution. This work has been commissioned and the participating collegs have undertaken more detailed analysis of learner choices to improve their offer at a strategic level. Data was gathered from observation of practice, document analysis, and custom test/assessments.