Low-achieving pupils should be banned from taking out student loans to fund a huge expansion in apprenticeships, MPs will urge today.
The New Conservatives lobby group will call for the number of students on 'Mickey Mouse' courses at the taxpayer's expense to be slashed.
In a report, the group will point out that 'too many courses… are propped up by Government funding that do not deliver value for money to the student'.
And the group suggests that those who get lower marks, such as three Es, at A-Level should be banned from applying for student loans to cut the overall bill.
The idea is part of a plan aimed at dramatically reducing the number of young people going to university.
Authored by MPs Jonathan Gullis and Lia Nici, the report says of many degrees: 'Contact hours and the rigour of courses are often low, and the earnings potential of graduates does not justify the debt accrued. Too often graduates work in non-graduate level jobs with little to no hope of earning enough to even start repaying student loans years after graduating.
