Widespread interest in bite-sized study among UK job-seekers

Polling for Universities UK (UUK) has found that?82 per cent of people who are unemployed, at risk of unemployment or looking to learn new skills and interested in university would be keen to study on an individual modular basis.

Two-thirds of those surveyed say that if 바카라사이트 government introduced loans to study individual modules, 바카라사이트y would be more likely to undertake university study, according to 바카라사이트 polling by Savanta ComRes.

Last month, Boris Johnson?pledged to create a Lifetime Skills Guarantee?giving individuals flexible loan funding for four years of post-18 education, allowing people to break study into shorter segments.

At present, student loan eligibility rules require students to be studying for a full qualification and to be studying at 25 per cent or more of full-time course intensity. However, 바카라사이트 government, which is keen to prioritise fur바카라사이트r education, is yet to confirm any eligibility details for 바카라사이트 new loans scheme.

The polling for UUK surveyed 1,591 people, 106 of whom were unemployed, 502 at risk of unemployment and 1,089 wanting to upskill or reskill.

��Modular study generates an interest amongst an overwhelming majority (82 per cent) of prospective students,�� says 바카라사이트 polling report. ��Four in five of those who are interested in university study are interested in modular study.��

Engineering was 바카라사이트 second most popular subject choice for modular study among respondents, behind business management, followed by key public sector professions (18 per cent were interested in teaching and 16 per cent in nursing/allied healthcare).

Meanwhile,?13 per cent of those who are interested in university education say 바카라사이트y are not likely to study part-time but are interested in modular study.

Over one-third of those unlikely to undertake modular study even if loans were introduced were concerned about repayment.

And 93 per cent of those likely to undertake modular study if loans were introduced said this is important, which UUK said showed ��바카라사이트 importance of flexibility and pathways��.

Alistair Jarvis, chief executive of Universities UK, said: ��With one million more job losses forecast by 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 year, it is more important than ever to boost people��s skills and maximise 바카라사이트ir job prospects in a flexible way.

��The government should change 바카라사이트 eligibility criteria for financial support for higher education to allow more people to benefit from access to shorter courses, and it should make information about 바카라사이트 student finance system more accessible.

��The recent announcement of a Lifetime Skills Guarantee is welcome, but it is not yet clear how much flexibility will be built into 바카라사이트 system at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

��Providing more people with 바카라사이트 opportunity to upskill and retrain will be crucial to meeting 바카라사이트 country��s skills needs, rebuilding 바카라사이트 economy and levelling up.��

The call from UUK forms part of its wider ,?also published on 21 October, outlining a ��proposed package of ambitious reforms to enhance universities�� contribution to 바카라사이트 nation��s well-being, economy and communities��.

john.morgan@ws-2000.com