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Train to Gain funding cut by six percent
25 Nov 2009
The Government’s Skills Investment Strategy has revealed that all college courses for 2010/11 will be funded at three percent lower than they were in 2009.
Providers are already in difficulty after the department put a halt on funding earlier this year when it was clear that demand for training threatened to exceed the budget available. The strategy shows a clear shift from education provided in response to adult learner demand towards employer-responsive training.
The number of learner-responsive places for over-19s will fall from 1.5 million this year, to 1.12 million in 2010, while employer-responsive places rise from 1.41 million to 1.72 million.
Read the full article at The Times Educational Supplement (TES) website.
