Boris Johnson announces 'radical' plan to boost vocational training

PM says young people need new skills to compete as Covid-19 has accelerated changes in economyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has promised to end the “pointless, nonsensical gulf” between university and vocational education, in what he called a “radical” shakeup of funding for post-18 education.Giving an upbeat speech at Exeter college, Johnson said the Covid-19 pandemic had “massively accelerated” changes in the economy that were already under way, such as theshift to online shopping.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Vocational education Boris Johnson Politics UK news Coronavirus outbreak Conservatives Further education Universities Higher education Science Source Type: news