The next government should regulate and fund colleges, universities and training providers through a new “one tertiary system”, the Association of Colleges has said.
The membership body made the call in a new report out today called “Opportunity England”, which makes over 20 other policy recommendations to create a “national post-16 education and skills strategy” after the next general election.
Among the proposals is a demand for apprenticeships to only be taken by new job starters, a pause of the proposed axing of level 3 courses that compete with T Levels, and increased funding rates so FE providers can match the new starting salary of £30,000 a year for school-teachers.
Colleges, universities and other learning organisations “need to be regulated and funded together as one tertiary system”, the report said.
