FE focus in plan to widen skills

Further education is at the centre of plans unveiled by the government in a new skills white paper to close the skills gap between the United Kingdom and its competitors, however the additional funding for individual learners will come with strings attached. Other plans contained within the white paper include free tuition for adults who dropped out of school without obtaining basic qualifications, an expansion of the modern apprenticeship scheme and a UKPd30/week adult learning grant for priority groups in full-time further education.