Leaders of training providers and colleges have announced they are joining forces to campaign on “key policy issues” and better funding ahead of the next general election.
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers along with the Association of Colleges and awarding giant City and Guilds have said the ‘Future Skills Coalition’ has been formed to counter ten years of underinvestment with “a ten-year commitment to sustain skills for future growth and productivity”.
It comes days after a series of emergency announcements – and the biggest economic U-turn in history – from the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, pointing towards spending cuts across government departments. Hunt told the House of Commons on Monday that “decisions of eye-watering difficulty” were needed to stabilise the economy.
