Rishi Sunak, if elected, plans to shut down 'Mickey Mouse' university courses to fund 100k new apprenticeships. The Conservatives aim to scrap 'rip-off' degrees, diverting funding into apprenticeships, citing poor job prospects and high drop-out rates as reasons for the change. The proposal has sparked debates, with some questioning the Tories' track record on apprenticeships and the lack of specific courses targeted for elimination.
In Milton Keynes, Rishi Sunak repeats his pledge to scrap 'Mickey Mouse' degrees https://t.co/zVCJVMyG06
✍️ 'Sunak is right to clamp down on worthless university degrees – but he shouldn’t stop there' | Writes @MichaelPDeacon https://t.co/NmrNJ1hUD4
'I was mocked for my ‘Mickey Mouse’ degree in media studies – now I’m on six figures' Rishi Sunak has pledged to scrap “Mickey Mouse” degrees under a future Conservative government and divert the funding into apprenticeships @KasiaLDelgado reports https://t.co/g2kD8TJKxF
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"What we want to drive here is the quality of all degrees to be high." Education Secretary Gillian Keegan explains why the government wants to crack down on "rip-off degrees" and replace them with 100,000 apprenticeships. https://t.co/G9c0MKOb2s
‘They reckon one in eight university places aren’t worth the paper they’re written on…’ Political Editor @ChristopherHope on Rishi Sunak’s clampdown on so-called ‘Mickey Mouse degrees’. 📺 Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604 🔒 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/0d0pqSxU06
Rishi Sunak can't name a single course that would be axed under degree crackdown https://t.co/d3QOQxEkdG
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Rishi Sunak pledges to get rid of "rip-off" degree courses after it emerges that some courses at certain universities aren't producing the skilled workers Britain needs https://t.co/hqg52JVmbE
Education Minister Damian Hinds was questioned on #BBCBreakfast over Conservatives plans to replace the "worst-performing" degrees that it considers a "rip-off" because of high drop-out rates and "poor" job prospects https://t.co/IdpbADJdAR https://t.co/La8h5F9ZCb
'Your record on apprenticeships doesn't look great?' Education Minister Damian Hinds is questioned on #BBCBreakfast about Conservatives plans to scrap some university courses in England to help fund 100,000 apprenticeships per year if they win the General Election… https://t.co/aAX0gUhgqE
Rishi Sunak vows to axe ‘rip-off degrees’ as Keir Starmer sets sights on NHS https://t.co/cSdtq4onFY
if Rishi Sunak wants he ban useless degrees he could start with PPE at Oxbridge
"If there's a course which isn't doing what it should do...then it shouldn't be able to recruit more people." So-called ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees considered “not up to scratch” won't be allowed to admit new students, says education minister @DamianHinds. 📻 https://t.co/K8qHHsbUE4 https://t.co/uHCKPIxeC7
"The Education Secretary has rightly said there are some individual courses that are poor value and that is true." Education Minister Damien Hinds defends the Conservatives' promise to scrap some 'rip-off' degrees in favour of apprenticeships. #R4Today
Rishi Sunak: close university courses! Create 100,000 new apprenticeships a year instead! Reality: the Tories have plundered training courses in the last 14 years. The number of people starting apprenticeships has dropped from 500,000 in 2015 to 337,000 in 2023.
One in eight university degree places would be scrapped under a future Conservative government and the funding diverted into apprenticeships, Rishi Sunak will pledge on Wednesday ⬇️ https://t.co/lfy5vUjaxS
The PM has pledged to swap some 'rip-off' degrees with apprenticeships, citing poor job prospects and high drop-out rates as reasons for the replacement. Vivienne Stern, from Universities UK, argues 'it's wrong to be narrowly focused on earnings'. #R4Today
‘It is about time they cut the Mickey Mouse degrees!' Clare Muldoon and Scarlett McGwire react to the Government's plan to axe 'worthless degrees' and replace them with apprenticeships. https://t.co/k2aHzaNTNH
Rishi says he’ll scrap Micky Mouse degrees and invest in apprenticeships. Really? The Tories have had 14 years to make this vital reform. Their tinkering has slashed apprenticeships to the poorest. Yet another policy dusted down for the election. Then stowed away again.…
‘It is a con, 1 in 3 graduates end up in non-graduate jobs.’ Opinion and Featured Editor at City AM, Alys Denby, responds to Sunak's plan to cut down on rip-off degrees and train up young people in apprenticeships instead. https://t.co/h5qXeXpqve
🚨 NEW: If elected, Rishi Sunak will shut down "Mickey mouse" university courses studied by 1 in 8 students to fund 100k new apprenticeships [@Telegraph]
Wednesday's DAILY MAIL: Tory vow to ban 'rip-off' university degrees by changing law #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/67pjtCTb6A