Extracts from Westminster Hall debate on Adult Skills and Lifelong Learning - Apr 15
Friday, 16 April 2021 07:44
Mick Whitley (Birkenhead) (Lab)[V]:...There have been around 40
Green Papers on adult education policy, yet today participation in
adult learning is at its lowest level in 24 years. Nearly half the
poorest people in our country have had no additional training since
leaving compulsory education. Well-paid quality apprenticeships are
in scarce supply, too. In 2021, it is easier for a young person to
get an offer from Cambridge than it is to get an apprenticeship at
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(Birkenhead) (Lab)[V]:...There have been around
40 Green Papers on adult education policy, yet today participation
in adult learning is at its lowest level in 24 years. Nearly half
the poorest people in our country have had no additional training
since leaving compulsory education. Well-paid quality
apprenticeships are in scarce supply, too. In 2021, it is easier
for a young person to get an offer from Cambridge than it is to get
an apprenticeship at Rolls-Royce...
(Harlow) (Con) [V]:...The shadow Minister, the
hon. Member for Chesterfield (Mr Perkins), talked about further
education being a way of life, and I absolutely agree with that; I
think that is a phrase I will remember and use for a long time to
come. The hon. Member for Birkenhead () talked about apprenticeships at Rolls-Royce versus Oxford. My
dream is that one day, if somebody says they go to Oxford, people
will say, “That’s nice”, but if somebody says they are doing an
apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce everyone will go,
“How amazing. How incredible.” I want that to be seen as something
very special to do...
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