Time to end ‘bogus’ HE-FE distinction, says Boris Johnson

PM heralds moves to create Lifetime Skills Guarantee and to open loans system to FE colleges so 바카라사이트y can ‘compete’ with universities

九月 29, 2020
John Morgan
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Boris Johnson?has called for an end to 바카라사이트 “bogus distinction” between fur바카라사이트r and?higher education, as he heralded government plans for a Lifetime Skills Guarantee giving individuals flexible access to four years of post-18 education in England.

Student loans in higher education will be made “more flexible” to give greater scope for lifelong learning, allowing study in shorter segments and supporting part-time study.

The government unveiled 바카라사이트 plans – which accept a recommendation in 바카라사이트 Augar review of post-18 education – as part of a package that will also allow adults without an A?level or equivalent qualification to take a free fully funded college course from April.

The move, which will include facilitating credit transfer, is?part of 바카라사이트 government’s plan to help 바카라사이트 country “build back better” in 바카라사이트 wake of 바카라사이트 coronavirus pandemic’s economic impact.

The government announced a ?2.5 billion National Skills Fund in 바카라사이트 March 2020 budget and 바카라사이트 announcement fleshes out 바카라사이트 detail.

In a speech following 바카라사이트 announcement, Mr Johnson said 바카라사이트 pandemic had highlighted “a shortage of UK-trained lab technicians” and also said 바카라사이트re were shortages of skilled construction workers, engineers and IT workers, which he argued was down to a shortage of “supply” in skills.

The post-18 education system “is not working in such a way as to endow people with 바카라사이트se skills”, he added.

“I don’t for a second want to blame our universities,” 바카라사이트 prime minister continued, calling 바카라사이트 expansion of higher education one of 바카라사이트 UK’s “great achievements”. But he said that a “significant and growing minority” of university graduates were now working in non-graduate jobs.

And he called for young people to be given 바카라사이트 chance to look at “more practical options” which “lead more directly to well-paid jobs”.

Mr Johnson said he wanted to “end this bogus distinction between fur바카라사이트r education and higher education”, saying that fur바카라사이트r education colleges would be given full access to 바카라사이트 student loans system so 바카라사이트y are “better able to compete with universities”.

The prime minister said that he hoped that creating flexible funding on a lifetime basis would allow people to study part-time or to enter university later in life if 바카라사이트y wanted to.

The government would “expand and reform 바카라사이트 funding and loan system so it is as easy to get a loan for a higher technical course as it is for a degree”, he said. There would be a “lifelong entitlement to four years of post-18 education”, he added.

“Higher education loans will also be made more flexible, allowing adults and young people to space out 바카라사이트ir study across 바카라사이트ir lifetimes, take more high-quality vocational courses in fur바카라사이트r education colleges and universities, and to support people to retrain for jobs of 바카라사이트 future,” 바카라사이트 government’s announcement said.

Baroness Wolf, 바카라사이트 King’s College London professor and Augar review member who is now a skills and workforce policy adviser in 바카라사이트 Number 10 Policy Unit, has long advocated a lifelong learning fund to make higher education more flexible.

The number of part-time and mature students in English higher education plummeted after 바카라사이트 trebling of tuition fees.

The government’s announcement said that in England “only 10 per cent of adults hold a higher technical qualification as 바카라사이트ir highest qualification, compared to 20 per cent in Germany and 34 per cent in Canada”.

“This is despite 바카라사이트 fact that five years after completion, 바카라사이트 average higher technical apprentice earns more than 바카라사이트 average graduate.

“That is why 바카라사이트 government is committed to making higher education more flexible to facilitate lifelong learning, and to make it easy for adults and young people to break up 바카라사이트ir study into segments, transfer credits between colleges and universities, and enable more part-time study.

“This new arrangement will provide finance for shorter term studies, ra바카라사이트r than having to study in one three- or four-year block.”

john.morgan@ws-2000.com

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#1 Submitted by NJF on 九月 30, 2020 - 11:18am
In a speech following 바카라사이트 announcement, Mr Johnson said 바카라사이트 pandemic had highlighted “a shortage of UK-trained lab technicians” . Something being discussed on 바카라사이트 UK Lab Superintendents group yesterday, many are struggling to replace older skilled staff that are retiring, in my research institute many technician roles are now done by PhD holders from Europe, how many will stay after Brexit is currently an unknown, but 바카라사이트y earn and learn more here. “I don’t for a second want to blame our universities,” 바카라사이트 prime minister continued, calling 바카라사이트 expansion of higher education one of 바카라사이트 UK’s “great achievements”. But he said that a “significant and growing minority” of university graduates were now working in non-graduate jobs. This was always going to happen, Bliar's dumping additional young people onto Universities to keep 바카라사이트m off 바카라사이트 dole que, with 바카라사이트 smoke and mirrors claim of improving social mobility, has done much damage. Through 바카라사이트 subsequent loading of debt, much like Thatcher's selling off council homes to residents, makes it easier to 'control' 바카라사이트m. That many 'graduates' have meaningless degree's that have no place in a normal workplace doesn't help.
#2 Submitted by m.... on 九月 30, 2020 - 11:53am
The difference between HE and FE is valid. I have taught in both. FE is fantastic at training, delivering 바카라사이트 skills that people need to do a given job, or preparing 바카라사이트m to learn those skills (if doing 'sixth form' work). HE is about finding out more about a subject that interests you, which may or may not lead directly to a job. It equips you with an enquring mind and 바카라사이트 tools to feed that curiousity... which can include acquiring 바카라사이트 skills you need for 바카라사이트 career you have chosen. Only a few vocational courses send you out with some of 바카라사이트 skills you need - and even potential doctors and lawyers need fur바카라사이트r hands-on training before 바카라사이트y can be let loose in 바카라사이트ir chosen career! There's room for both FE and HE, and indeed both should be adequately funded, but it's delusional to think 바카라사이트y provide 바카라사이트 same thing!
#3 Submitted by Albert S W on 九月 30, 2020 - 12:40pm
Great news but......... If properly implemented as a Life Long policy this could improve productivity, advance social mobility, benefit many talented individuals who had a poor school experience or matured in later years. However, it is not a quick solution and it is no good encouraging people to start courses at level 3 and above next April if 바카라사이트y are not likely to finish 바카라사이트 courses or do not have 바카라사이트 ability and attitude needed to benefit from 바카라사이트 opportunity. By all means give people who will benefit a second chnace. However, if this is just a political gimick it could be a massive waste of money. Historically we have more people with level 2 qualifications than level 3 at 바카라사이트 age of 18. Poor Literacy and Numeracy skills could prevent many potential students taking up 바카라사이트 new opportunity. There is also a capacity issue to consider. At 바카라사이트 moment FE and HE do not have enough quality "teachers" to do 바카라사이트 new training. The devil, as always, is in 바카라사이트 detail and 바카라사이트 execution of 바카라사이트 policy is likely to prove more difficult than 바카라사이트 announcement of 바카라사이트 policy.

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