Streamlining processes for introducing new qualifications & adapting to emerging skills gaps
Establishing Skills England
Better coordination between different areas of education and industry
Ensuring apprentices are best prepared for jobs of the future
Boosting local economic growth and driving-up living standards
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions) Bill has now passed through parliament and is ready to become law. We have a big reform agenda on skills and technical education to create more good jobs and boost local economic growth.
It was great to be in Oldham College last week to meet with Principal Simon Jordan, be given a tour of the Digital and Creative Faculty, and meet with T-Level Media students with whom I took part in an OC Radio podcast. Thank you for having me and for the great work you all do to help our young people realise their ambitions and reach their potential.
My background is in technical education, attending Oldham College myself, and I know the power it can have in transforming people’s life chances and delivering the services communities need.
I prioritised good jobs at the election for the people of Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton because I want local people to have more opportunities and drive up their living standards. From establishing Skills England, to ending fire-and-rehire, banning exploitative zero-hour contracts, and increasing the National Living Wage rising by £1400.
Work to transform technical education and drive-up living standards is not just being done at a national level. Mayor Burnham’s plan to create an equal alternative to the university route in Greater Manchester called the Greater Manchester Baccalaureate will mean two equal routes at 14 – one academic, one technical.
Our Plan for Change matches people’s desire for change and is working – shown by the fact wages are now rising faster than prices – and these latest reforms will take that progress further.
Jim McMahon OBE MP 