Boris Johnson announces 'radical' plan to boost vocational training
by Heather Stewart from on (#58MTY)
PM says young people need new skills to compete as Covid-19 has accelerated changes in economy
Boris Johnson has promised to end the pointless, nonsensical gulf" between university and vocational education, in what he called a radical" shakeup of funding for post-18 education.
Giving an upbeat speech at Exeter college, Johnson said the Covid-19 pandemic had massively accelerated" changes in the economy that were already under way, such as the shift to online shopping.
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