Rishi Sunak claims the move will offer better opportunities to young people, but opposition parties claim it was the Conservatives who 'broke' the existing system.
The Conservatives will promise to replace 'rip-off degrees' with 100,000 apprenticeships each year by the end of the next parliament if they win the general election. Rishi Sunak will outline the plan on Wednesday to replace the 'worst performing' courses with high-skilled apprenticeships, which they say will provide 'more opportunities and greater financial security'.
'Why on earth should parents and young people believe they'll create training opportunities now, after 14 years of failing to deliver opportunities for young people and the skills needed to grow our economy?' The Liberal Democrats also condemned the Conservatives' policy announcement, with their education spokesperson Munira Wilson saying the party had 'broken the apprenticeship system'.
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