How big is the funding gap between further education colleges and universities?
6 February 2018
The Economic Affairs Committee asks Colleges and the Education Skills Funding Agency about careers advice, skills and further education qualifications.
- Parliament TV: The Economics of Higher, Further and Technical Education
- Inquiry: The Economics of Higher, Further and Technical Education
- Select Committee on Economic Affairs
Witnesses
Tuesday 6 February in Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster
At 3.35pm
- Julian Gravatt, Assistant CEO, Association of Colleges
- Richard Atkins CBE, Further Education Commissioner, Department for Education
- Alun Francis, Principal and Chief Executive, Oldham College.
At 4.35pm
- Eileen Milner, Chief Executive and Accounting Officer, Education and Skills Funding Agency
- Sue Husband, Director, National Apprenticeship Service
- Peter Mucklow, Director, Intervention and Young People's Funding Group, Education and Skills Funding Agency.
Likely questions
Questions the Committee are likely to ask the first panel are:
- Should there be parity of funding between further and higher education? How can this be achieved?
- Are there too many qualifications available in the further education sector?
- Will the Government's three million target help improve the quality and quantity of apprenticeships offered?
- How can further education providers ensure that courses are responsive to local demand?
Questions the Committee are likely to ask the second panel are:
- Why has the number of apprenticeship starts fallen since the start of the apprenticeship levy?
- What will be included in the Government's recently announced review of tertiary education?
- Why are there long delays in approving new apprenticeships?
- Does the current funding and regulatory system incentivise colleges to provide low level qualifications and courses?
Further information
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