The 2021 Census showed that for the first time the average person in the UK was aged 40 or older.
We are a nation rapidly approaching middle age – and increasingly likely to need the flexibility to upskill or retrain at various points along the career path as a result.
This was one of the problems the lifelong learning entitlement was supposed to solve. It promised a radical rethink in terms of how we provide opportunities and incentives for people to learn across their lives.
It was supposed to provide not just an alternative pathway to a level six qualification, via more stand alone level 4 and 5 options, but an opportunity for reskilling or upskilling at a later point in people’s careers.
