Tories have repeatedly failed on apprenticeships
29 May 2024
UCU has slammed the Conservative Party for playing politics with further and higher education.
The union was responding to the party's announcement that it would force universities to shut down courses and increase the number of apprenticeships.
UCU general secretary Jo Grady said: 'Higher education provides a ladder of opportunity to working-class communities, so it is no wonder the Conservative Party continues to attack it.
'The Tories have had 14 years to improve further education and provide more apprenticeships, but they have repeatedly missed their own apprenticeship recruitment targets while making brutal cuts, which have left colleges on their knees.
'We need an end to Tory MPs playing politics with further and higher education, and sustainable funding for the whole sector.'
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