Currently in Scotland, around 66% of learners who enroll on full-time further education (FE) programmes and 71% of learners who enroll on full-time higher education (HE) programmes, complete their programme successfully. A further 11% of learners on full-time FE programmes and 13% of learners on full-time HE programmes complete with partial success. The profile of the group of learners who complete with partial success is not fully understood, nor are the reasons behind them completing with partial success. This report explores these issues, evaluates current practice, and identifies important areas for discussion and further development amongst practitioners. It identifies excellent practice found by inspectors and sets out recommendations for improvement.