THE Tories will shut down “Mickey Mouse” university courses and create 100,000 apprenticeships a year instead, the PM has vowed.will give regulators powers to close soft-touch degrees with high drop-out rates that fail to land graduates with a well-paid job.
Last year, the Government introduced rules to allow the Office for Students to limit people accepted on to poor-performing courses.BBC presenter shocks fans announcing they've quit after almost a decadeWatch our daily politics showShe 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.” The Tories said £1 of every £4 borrowed by students is never repaid, meaning hard-pressed taxpayers foot the bill for rip-off degrees.Nowhere is this truer for apprenticeships and it should be true for university.Our clear plan to boost apprenticeships by 100,000 will change that.I applaud the bold action that will help secure 100,000 new apprenticeships and help the next generation climb the ladder of opportunity.