Union Learning Fund

(asked on 20th October 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to replace the Union Learning Fund to ensure that workers continue to have access to training.


Answered by
Baroness Berridge Portrait
Baroness Berridge
This question was answered on 3rd November 2020

The National Skills Fund is a substantial commitment to invest £2.5 billion in skills development over this parliament, which compares to £12 million in the current annual budget for Unionlearn. There is an existing adult entitlement to support any adult without English and Maths level 2 or Digital Skills level 1 to gain those qualifications, which my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, extended with his speech at Exeter College on 29 September 2020, confirming a new Lifetime Learning Guarantee that any adult without a level 3 qualification would be fully funded to obtain one. Reinvesting our existing funding for Unionlearn in our expanded offer will therefore contribute to a much more comprehensive offer in future, accessible to a wide range of learners, helping them to develop their skills and careers.

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