Motion
- Motion title
- Delivering world class skills in a demand led system
- Session
- 2006-2007
- Meeting link
- FE conference
- Meeting date
- 31 May 2007
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- FE8
- Motion text
UCU City of Westminster branch is alarmed by the Government's current proposals; Delivering World Class Skills in a Demand Led System. In particular, we believe that the proposals to create learner accounts, whereby adult students and employers will have access to public funds to contribute to private training, will have a disastrous effect. Common sense, our own recent experience in the UK, as well as the experience of other countries where learner accounts have been introduced, indicates that the creation of a free market in 'training' will lead to severe downward pressure on wages and conditions, potential redundancies and have serious implications for the quality of education as well as equality of opportunity.
We urge UCU to mount a strong campaign against what is likely to be the biggest threat yet faced by the FE sector.
- Proposing body
- City of Westminster College
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Further education committee (FEC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2007/F/05-31/039/FE8