Money alone not solution to tackling university bias
Boris Johnson’s yesterday (7 Jul) announced that if he becomes Prime Minister he will aim to boost non-university options and reinvigorate plans for a £100 million “retraining fund” to give those already in the labour market useful skills.
“We need to make sure that we… properly fund all manner of technical and vocational education – from further education colleges to apprenticeships – and if I am lucky enough to be elected, we will,” Boris said, “Their [apprentices] expertise will be indispensable to the future of this country – and guess what: none of them have been to university.” Boris Johnson
This comes as Damian Hinds announces today (8 Jul) that Level 4 and Level 5 qualifications will be renamed Higher Technical Qualifications, as part of a 10-year ambition to upgrade the nation’s skills and to encourage more lifelong learning and CPD.
