Universities: Admissions

(asked on 25th October 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the remarks made by the Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development that the growth in university education has led to a mismatch of skills in the labour market.


Answered by
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Viscount Younger of Leckie
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 8th November 2016

An increase in university graduates does not need to come at the expense of other routes into highly skilled employment. Nearly 60% of the country’s working age population still do not have a Level 4+ qualification. It is also not a stark choice for young people to choose between technical or academic education, as they can and should choose the right track for them.

The Skills Plan, in responding to the Sainsbury recommendations, makes clear that technical education must always be about developing the skills, knowledge and behaviours required for a specific occupation. This Government is focused on strengthening the education system to enable everybody to achieve their potential and to ensure that once and for all, we address the gap in skills at technical and higher technical levels that affects the nation’s productivity.

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