Wednesday 30 September 2020

New Lifetime Skills Guarantee announced in response to pandemic pressures

The government has announced what they have called a  “lifetime skills guarantee” that would offer a fully funded college course to all people over 18 in England without an A-level or equivalent qualification.

Only people aged under 23 qualify for a fully-funded qualification at this level at the present time.

The announcement comes against the back-drop of impending job losses from the pandemic.

The commitment will be paid for under an already-announced £2.5bn boost to England’s National Skills Fund coming into effect next April.

A list of eligible subject / courses will be released next month – those valued by employers.