Kemi Badenoch提议削减100 000个大学名额,将学徒人数增加一倍,并将36亿英镑转用于职业培训。 Kemi Badenoch proposes cutting 100,000 university places, doubling apprenticeships, and redirecting £3.6 billion to vocational training.

保守党领导人Kemi Badenoch宣布计划削减100 000个大学名额,18至21岁者可接受双重学徒,将大学资金节省的36亿英镑转用于扩大职业培训,而无需新的公共开支。 Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has announced plans to cut 100,000 university places and double apprenticeships for 18- to 21-year-olds, redirecting £3.6 billion in savings from university funding to expand vocational training without new public spending. 她强调学徒是大学的宝贵替代物,她援引自己的经验,呼吁进行文化转变,提高他们的威望。 She emphasized apprenticeships as a valuable alternative to university, citing her own experience and calling for a cultural shift to boost their prestige. Badenoch还提议将学生贷款利息上限定为RPI通胀率上限, 批评最近冻结偿还门槛和增加毕业生债务的变动。 Badenoch also proposed capping student loan interest at RPI inflation, criticizing recent changes that froze repayment thresholds and increased graduate debt. 最近数据显示,从2025年到26年,学徒期开始增加7.7%。 Recent data shows a 7.7% rise in apprenticeship starts for 2025/26.