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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Lifelong Learning and Skills

Monday 6 September 2021 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 1 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Ministerial Department is implementing a reform programme as outlined in the skills for jobs White Paper.
  • Free level 3 qualifications, skills boot camps, and a lifelong loan entitlement from 2025 are part of the initiatives.
  • South Cheshire College has shown the value of further education in collaboration with higher education institutions.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Kieran Mullan Con Bexhill and Battle
Education Employment

Question

What steps his Department is taking to promote lifelong learning and skills development.

Answer from Gavin Williamson

As set out in the skills for jobs White Paper, we are implementing an ambitious reform programme. We are already offering free level 3 qualifications, skills boot camps and, from 2025, a lifelong loan entitlement that will ensure everyone can upskill to get great jobs in sectors that the economy needs.

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Q2 Kieran Mullan Con Bexhill and Battle
Education
Context

South Cheshire College has put forward plans to become an institute of technology, which aims to address local employer skills gaps.

Question

Can I encourage the Secretary of State to give his full support to its ambitious plans to become an institute of technology?

Answer from Gavin Williamson

South Cheshire College, along with many colleges up and down the country, has demonstrated the real value and worth that further education can deliver, working in conjunction with the higher education sector. I am afraid I cannot be drawn into an early awarding announcement, but we recognise the real importance of such colleges and the obvious success that the early, first-wave institutes of technology are already having in the communities they serve.

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Not addressed: An early awarding announcement

How: I Am Afraid I Cannot Be Drawn Into An Early Awarding Announcement

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