Since the Conservative Government was elected in 2010 9,290 apprenticeships have been started in the Sefton Central Constituency, far more than under the previous Labour administration.
Now, plans have been announced to go further. With a clear plan to deliver 100,000 more high-skilled apprenticeships a year by the end of the next parliament, funded by ending the worst performing university courses.
While the UK is home to four of the top ten universities globally, too many university degrees are leaving students worse off and saddled with debt.
That is why the Conservatives will assess the poorest performing university courses based on their drop-out rates, job progression and future earnings potential and replace these with high-skilled apprenticeships so our young people can learn the skills they need to reach their full potential.
Since 2010, the Conservatives have created a world-class apprenticeship system that has delivered 5.8 million apprenticeships and now reaches nearly 70 per cent of all occupations.
Gillian Keegan, Education Secretary said:
"There are no limits to where an apprenticeship can take you. Mine took me from a car factory in Kirkby to the Cabinet.
When Labour were in power they pushed an arbitrary target to get half of young people to university, creating a boom in low quality degrees – leaving far too many students saddled with debt and little else.
The choice is clear. Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour party who have contempt for apprenticeships, or Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives who have a clear plan to give young people the best start to their careers".
Conservative Candidate for Sefton Central Marcus Bleasdale said:
"Yet another illustration of sticking to the plan.. Government clout with local benefits.
My companies have employed a number of apprentices in Sefton over the past 14 years"
