| Half of Scots to Study at Degree Level |
| 23/02/2007 |
| Both Chancellor Gordon Brown and First Minister Jack McConnell pledged themselves to a programme which will have 50% of Scots achieve a degree or equivalent by 2020, compared with a 40% target south of the border. The First Minister also plans to merge the 8000 youngsters on the Skill Seekers programme, the remnants of the old Youth Training Scheme, into the modern apprenticeship programme and boost that by another 8000 places to reach 50,000 a year by 2011. Full article. The Blogs on this site represent the individual views of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or practices of the National Union of Students. All links in blogs will open in a new browser window. The permanent URL for this specific blog entry is: http://www.officeronline.co.uk/blogs/admissionimpossible/273949.aspx |
