During the 1970s and early 1980s concerns were voiced that traditional education programmes were failing to address the needs of both learners and industry. Prime Minister James Callaghan’s speech at Ruskin College in October 1976 was only one of the catalysts - albeit a major catalyst - which culminated in the ongoing appraisal and revision of the function and content of educational provision. How to prepare young people for what is an uncertain future resulted in innovations such as the National Curriculum and TEV I and the debate about core skills for 16-19 year olds. In the realm of Higher Education an attempt is being made to meet this challenge through the development of the Enterprise in Higher Education (EHE ) initiative: — the focus of which has been designed to promote the enterprising student and address the needs of both learners and employers. This initiative was launched by the Secretary of State for Employment in December 1987.