Sunak ‘to cap number of students taking low-value degrees’

Jul 14, 2023 at 11:42 PM

ishi Sunak is reportedly set to announce plans to cap the variety of college students who can take “low-value” college levels.

Limits could be imposed on programs that don’t have a excessive proportion of graduates getting an expert job, pursuing additional research or beginning a enterprise, the Guardian reported.

If applied, the coverage would prohibit pupil purposes in England for the primary time because the Government scrapped the earlier numbers cap in 2015.

Labour needs to smash the category ceiling whereas the Conservatives merely need to reinforce it

The Guardian reported the plans could be introduced as quickly as Monday.

Opposition events criticised the measures on Friday, saying they might make it tougher for younger folks to attain their aspirations.

A Labour spokesperson stated: “After 13 years of failure in education, all the Conservatives and this out-of-touch Prime Minister have to offer are yet more barriers to young people’s aspirations – rather than working to raise standards and outcomes.

“The difference between our parties couldn’t be clearer: Labour wants to smash the class ceiling while the Conservatives simply want to reinforce it.”