It’s time to end the snobbery surrounding vocational courses, urges Education Secretary

Posted on 6 Dec 2018 by The Manufacturer

Education Secretary Damian Hinds has attacked the privilege given to academic qualifications and says vocational courses need to be more valued in order to solve Britain's productivity problem.

The Education Secretary said vocational courses suffer the ‘OPC.’ problem – the perception they are for ‘Other People’s Children’ – image courtesy of BAE Systems. In a speech delivered today (7 Dec), Damian Hinds said Britain must stop treating vocational courses as inferior to academic courses. If Britain’s productivity levels are…

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