Yahoo News Adults without A-levels to get free college courses
Adults without A-levels or equivalent qualifications will be offered a fully funded college course in the government's bid to boost employment in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Funding for courses offering "skills valued by employers" will be made available from next April, with the Prime Minister set to announce plans to help people find new work during his speech today (Tuesday, 29 September).
According to the BBC, Boris Johnson will say in his speech: "As the chancellor has said, we cannot, alas, save every job – what we can do is give people the skills to find and create new and better jobs.
"We're transforming the foundations of the skills system so that everyone has the chance to train and retrain."
The courses will be paid for from England's National Skills Fund, which the Conservatives pledged to boost by £2.5bn during last year's general election.
A full list of available courses will be announced next month.
The news comes after a survey conducted by The Prince's Trust reveals that one in three young people say they have lost hope of getting their dream job because of coronavirus.
The survey of 2,000 people aged 16 to 25 across the UK showed 44% had lower aspirations for the future as a result of the pandemic.
The trust's UK chief executive, Jonathan Townsend said: "We must support them to upskill, retrain and access job opportunities, or else we risk losing their ambition and potential to long-term unemployment – to the detriment of their future and to the recovery of our economy."
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