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Examines the lessons learned from the failure of the British Department of Education and Skills scheme called Individual Learning Accounts (ILA). Government's efforts to widen participation in lifelong learning; Problems with the insufficient information technology expertise among civil servants; Stock market underperformance of most of the public-private partnership contracts involved in the project.

Reports on the failure of Scottish Executive department to cover irregular and fraudulent claims for learning scheme aimed at helping adult learners in Scotland. Criticisms towards the administration of the Individual Learning Accounts; Terms and agreements under the learning scheme; Factors contributing to the failure of the learning scheme.

Reports on the criticisms of parliamentary ombudsman Ann Abraham regarding the ill-started Individual Learning Accounts scheme in Great Britain. Maladministration of the scheme; Failure of the service provider to ensure the security of the scheme; Consideration of the multimillion pound fraud detected in the scheme.

Reports on the corruption of the Individual Learning Accounts scheme in Great Britain. Attribution of the failure of the scheme to the Department for Education and Skills; Reference to the policy-making of the agency; Inadequacy of risk assessment and risk management.

Discusses the involvement of the British Department for Education and Skills in the Individual Learning Accounts scandal in 2001. Details of the scandal; Impact on taxpayers money.

Reports the crisis faced by the education secretary Estella Morris in Great Britain. Criticism received from the education committee on adult individual learning accounts; Investigation on the murders of schoolgirls by the Department for Education and Skills; Allegation on intervened Qualifications and Curriculum Authority to ensure exam standards.

Reports the impact of the collapse of individual learning accounts (ILA) on funding for further education colleges in Great Britain. Amount lost for further education; Conduction of a survey by the Association of Colleges; Context of the ILA scheme.

Reports the failure of the government to replace an alternative program of the Individual Learning Account in Great Britain. Introduction of the quality assured training; Acceptance of the system for quality training assurance; Need of a wide access for the system.

Reports the suspension of vocational training courses offered by IndividuaL Learning Accounts in England. Move following arrests made by police in connection with alleged fraud and theft; Offer of low-value and poor quality learning; Discovery of irregularities following the investigation made by the Department for Education and Skills.