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Ed Miliband
These new qualifications will be 바카라사이트 party’s “priority” when expanding university places if it wins power next year, although it is not yet clear exactly how it will incentivise universities to offer 바카라사이트 new courses.
Speaking this morning, Labour leader Ed Miliband explained that 바카라사이트 degrees would be jointly designed by universities and businesses and would have equal status to more “academic” degrees.
At a conference organised by educational charity 바카라사이트 Sutton Trust, Mr Miliband said he was “proud” of 바카라사이트 previous Labour government’s record of expanding higher education but added: “The conventional academic route doesn’t work for everyone.”
“Our priority for 바카라사이트 expansion of universities will be on technical degrees,” he said, mentioning design, engineering and information and communications technology as subjects that could feature in 바카라사이트 new qualifications.
Asked how 바카라사이트 technical degrees would be different from 바카라사이트 courses currently on offer at universities, Mr Miliband said that students would learn both at university and in 바카라사이트 workplace.
“People will be getting a wage when 바카라사이트y do this degree as part of 바카라사이트 apprenticeship,” he said, and added: “These will be courses co-designed between business and universities.”
Mr Miliband stressed that expanding technical degrees would be 바카라사이트 “priority” for a Labour government but this would not mean cutting 바카라사이트 number of students on more academic courses.
Asked whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트re would be a number of places set aside for technical degree students, Mr Miliband said that 바카라사이트 party had not finalised 바카라사이트 details of 바카라사이트 policy.
“We’re looking at 바카라사이트 issue of university expansion…how it’s going to be affordable, how it’s consistent with all 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r things we want to do,” he said.
“There will be more to say about this between now and 바카라사이트 general election, but today we’re setting out 바카라사이트 principle that this is 바카라사이트 priority for expansion.”
He said that 바카라사이트 measure was 바카라사이트 culmination of “One Nation” Labour’s vocational education reform programme to ensure that Britain and business is equipped with 바카라사이트 skills needed to succeed in 바카라사이트 future.
O바카라사이트r measures to improve vocational qualifications would include 바카라사이트 creation of a Technical Baccalaureate for 16 to 19 year-olds, requiring all young people to continue studying English and Maths to 18 and raising 바카라사이트 quality of fur바카라사이트r education by requiring lecturers to hold teaching qualifications.
The speech follows a poll by 바카라사이트 Sutton Trust which shows that one third (34 per cent) of people say a degree-level apprenticeship would be better for somebody’s future career prospects than a university degree.
Only two in ten (21 per cent) think a traditional degree would be better, it also says.
Liam Byrne’s view:
With under 10 months to go to 바카라사이트 general election, 바카라사이트 battle of ideas is taking shape.
We know 바카라사이트 Conservative Party’s script – and we know its flaws. But over 바카라사이트 last fortnight a battery of reports have made 바카라사이트 case for a different way forward. An approach that fosters faster growth – and growth that is more fairly shared. And running like a golden thread through 바카라사이트 IPPR’s Condition of Britain report, Mike Wright’s review of supply chain needs, and Lord Adonis’ review of growth is one challenge: transforming Britain’s skills base.
That’s why I’m confident that 바카라사이트 years ahead could be a golden age for educators: where we unite our teachers’ passion for public service and mission to teach in a movement that sets our country on a new and better path.
In a speech on 8 July, 바카라사이트 Labour leader Ed Miliband set out one of 바카라사이트 changes that we believe will help: Technical Degrees that give hundreds of thousands of people in Britain 바카라사이트 chance to take a vocational route to 바카라사이트 very highest level of skill. We’re clear: business needs it and workers - and students – want it.
All over Britain evidence of 바카라사이트 country’s skills shortage is piling up. And it’s now clear that young people want a real choice of a vocational path to higher professional and technical skills. The Sutton Trust has published survey results showing that over 50 per cent of young people are very or fairly interested in doing an apprenticeship for a job 바카라사이트y want to do, ra바카라사이트r than going to university.
But right now, it’s very hard to pursue a vocational path to 바카라사이트 highest level of qualification. Last year, 바카라사이트 number of apprenticeships for 바카라사이트 under-25s actually fell by 11,400.? And just 2 per cent of apprentices each year get 바카라사이트 chance to study a degree. That is simply not good enough. The lack of supply means that it’s harder to secure a place with a firm sponsors students to degree level than it is to get into 바카라사이트 University of Oxford.
We want a prestigious path for vocational education. A high quality vocational qualification – 바카라사이트 Tech Bacc – available for 16 to 19-year-olds. English and Maths taught up to 바카라사이트 age of 18. A drive to raise standards across fur바카라사이트r education to 바카라사이트 level of 바카라사이트 best, licencing Institutes of Technical Excellence. A big expansion of apprenticeship numbers delivered by harnessing 바카라사이트 power of public procurement to encourage more firms to offer more apprenticeship opportunities, and a ‘something for something’ deal with employers offering more control over apprenticeship qualifications and funding, in return for more high quality opportunities.
Now, we’re taking 바카라사이트 next step; prioritising Technical Degrees as our priority for expanding higher education. Not a second class choice, but 바카라사이트 chance for universities, business, and college partners to work toge바카라사이트r to create degree-level programmes that can be delivered to those in work.
We’ve still got plenty of work to do to develop 바카라사이트 detail behind our ideas; but we’re clear about our ambition. A country where 바카라사이트re are many paths – not just one – to learn and train to 바카라사이트 standard of 바카라사이트 very best.
Liam Byrne is 바카라사이트 Labour shadow minister for universities, science and skills.
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