Further education and training bill must strengthen FE colleges

Commenting on the inclusion of a Further education and training bill in the Queenís speech Frances OíGrady, TUC Deputy General Secretary said:

It is very welcome that the Government is legislating to strengthen the role of FE colleges in equipping people with the skills that they and the economy need. For too long, vocational education and training has been seen as a second-best option in the UK and this has seriously damaged our social fabric and economic prospects. The Further Education and Training Bill paves the way for a new approach on skills and it suggests that colleges will be at the very heart of the national skills strategy that Lord Leitch will be announcing shortly.