Guardian: Jobs for life are a thing of the past. Bring on lifelong learning
Published on May 31, 2016
Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell writes for the Guardian on lifelong learning, which highlights the need to consider the learning and training needs of those already in the workplace.
Politicians are beginning to take notice of this issue – but as Maddalaine writes,
“…why not introduce lifetime learning accounts for everyone? As with further and higher education loans, the money could go straight from the government to a reputable provider – preventing fraud – and would be repaid by the student once they were earning above a certain income, increasing affordability….”
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