Skills and Post-16 Education Bill (First sitting)

Debate between Rachel Hopkins and Lia Nici
Tuesday 30th November 2021

(2 years, 5 months ago)

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Lia Nici Portrait Lia Nici
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The reality is that university education is not skills education. That is the problem. We have people doing lots of different types of degrees, and they are leaving, as graduates, with no skills, and are not employable in the majority of places.

Rachel Hopkins Portrait Rachel Hopkins (Luton South) (Lab)
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Will the hon. Member give way?

Skills and Post-16 Education Bill (First sitting)

Debate between Rachel Hopkins and Lia Nici
Lia Nici Portrait Lia Nici
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The reality is that university education is not skills education. That is the problem. We have people doing lots of different types of degrees, and they are leaving, as graduates, with no skills, and are not employable in the majority of places.

Rachel Hopkins Portrait Rachel Hopkins (Luton South) (Lab)
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Will the hon. Member give way?

Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)

Debate between Rachel Hopkins and Lia Nici
Tuesday 30th November 2021

(2 years, 5 months ago)

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The reality is that university education is not skills education. That is the problem. We have people doing lots of different types of degrees, and they are leaving, as graduates, with no skills, and are not employable in the majority of places.

Rachel Hopkins Portrait Rachel Hopkins (Luton South) (Lab)
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Will the hon. Member give way?