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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Lifelong Learning and Skills

Monday 6 December 2021 · 2 questions

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Key points

  • The Department is supporting adults through the adult education budget and the Prime Minister's lifetime skills guarantee.
  • The guarantee includes free level 3 courses for jobs, skills bootcamps, and a lifelong loan entitlement from 2025.
  • The Minister agrees that the lifelong learning entitlement has the potential to transform options for learners throughout their lives.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Stephen Crabb Con
Education
Context

The topic of promoting lifelong learning and skills development is being discussed.

Question

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

Answer from Michelle Donelan

We are supporting adults through the adult education budget and delivering on the Prime Minister's lifetime skills guarantee, which includes free level 3 courses for jobs, skills bootcamps, and from 2025, a lifelong loan entitlement enabling flexible study across higher and further education.

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Q2 Stephen Crabb Con
Education Employment
Context

The topic of the lifelong learning entitlement and its potential to improve workforce skills is being discussed.

Question

Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Government's new lifelong learning entitlement has the potential to transform options for learners across the whole of their lives?

Answer from Michelle Donelan

I could not agree more with my right hon. Friend. The LLE is at the heart of our skills revolution and will open up higher and further education by allowing people to study in a modularised fashion, making it easier for them to reskill and upskill, which supports businesses, productivity, and job creation.

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