The government is planning to set up student loans that will be open to adults of all ages, and can be used at any time in life, it was announced in the Queen’s Speech.
Having just finished a Masters post 40yo I welcome the idea of funding. I took out a postgrad loan, I paid it back before I graduated but it still cost £800 in interest. You can only borrow once too. I full believe in life-long learning and would learn more if it was be funded.
Just been thinking back to Labor’s Gough Whitlam who gave mature age students a free tertiary education. Only costs were registration fees and text books for courses for 5 years...there was a student allowance also,small, but adequate-Fraser dismissed Whitlam allowances lost😠
What difference does it make how old they are, as long as the prospect of repayment is good?
I feel so lucky to have gone through the system when it was government funded - I really believe everyone should have the tuition paid for if they qualify for entry.
Four years funding is no good for a part time degree course.
You pay attention to PSN id, right? It appears on your screen at the classification, winning and lobby moments. P.S.: That liar hasn’t concluded high school. He’s just an illiterate person with serious mental heath problems wanting some attention.
Education should be free, not a business to make money. Period.
Four year funding. What provision is being made for students on medicine or dentistry courses that are 5-7 years long? Do special provisions exist? Or are those professions becoming totally elite, open only to this’d who can afford to fund the extra years upfront?