Andy Burnham's answer to school leavers who don't want to go to university

Andy Burnham wants to set up the UK's first integrated technical education system, giving school leavers who don't want to go to university a clear route. The Greater Manchester mayor said that by working with the government, local colleges and businesses, the new system would be a 'game-changer'.

"And also if we're able to continue to bring big investors here to base themselves in the city-region, they will want assurance that we've got that talent pipeline that will constantly come through." Bury council leader Eamonn O'Brien who leads on Education, Skills, Work, Apprenticeships and Digital at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority , this could 'unlock' even more than the original devolution deal did. He said: "This isn't Greater Manchester wanting to do our own thing.

AndyBurnhamGM This is brilliant. I remember when I was a child, you went to Uni at 18yrs old or never. Which I did. It's ludicrous-we don't need such straight jackets. God you've got yrs to find yourself.

Unless you're going to go to uni to come out with a profession, why saddle yourself with a useless degree and £50k of debt- when you can study your passion at night school?

'stuff which sounds good'

I can literally lecture a Computer Science course at ANY uni. I dont have a single degree. Universities are a trash and for the 80% of the courses they provide are little more than scams.

So set something up that labour shut down while bliar was PM and bungham was a member of Gov 🙄

God this guy is so desperate to justify his massive salary. Its not anything somebody else could have done. What another waste of money regional mayors are ! We're still hoping for the MILLIONS ££ back wasted on failed green zone scheme

AndyBurnhamGM Sounds good 👍

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