18 October 2025
Prime Minister sets out new two-thirds target for higher level skills
The Pime Minister has announced that the Government is moving away from the target of 50% of young people attending university – set during the Blair government – to instead aim for two-thirds of young people to gain higher level skills, through a combination of university, further education and apprenticeships.
The target has been backed by £800m of additional funding to support 20,000 18-19-year-olds as part of the Plan for Change, with 14 new Technical Excellence Colleges to be established, in addition to ten already announced, including five for defence.
The announcement is a boost for further education and for technical skills, aiming to afford them the same level of respect as university education.
Read the full article in FE News.
The target has been backed by £800m of additional funding to support 20,000 18-19-year-olds as part of the Plan for Change, with 14 new Technical Excellence Colleges to be established, in addition to ten already announced, including five for defence.
The announcement is a boost for further education and for technical skills, aiming to afford them the same level of respect as university education.
Read the full article in FE News.
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