A plan for an adult skills and lifelong learning revolution: Education Committee publishes Government response to report

The Committee’s report A plan for an adult skills and lifelong learning revolution called for an ambitious and long-term strategy and identified four key pillars to revolutionise the adult education system.

Chair's comment

Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP, Chair of the Education Committee, said:

“I thank the Government for the response to our report and welcome the Lifetime Skills Guarantee as set out in the recent White Paper. This is a huge step forward. We now urge the Government to build on the work it is doing already and to be bolder and more imaginative by providing a community learning centre in every town, introducing lifelong learning accounts and committing to a skills tax credit to encourage businesses to provide the skills our country needs. We look forward to holding a session with the Minister for Skills and continuing to make the case for a long-term plan for adult education.”

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