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Universities are failing to train young people for the jobs of tomorrow
Nearly 12 per cent of people on universal credit are graduates. It’s time our universities stepped up by training students for the jobs they, and the British economy, need, writes Jamila Robertson
In response to a written question by shadow minister Neil’ O Brien, the UK Statistics Authority revealed that 11.9 per cent of those receiving universal credit are graduates, equating to a whopping 639,000 recipients between March and May 2025.
It seems that the Blairite delusion of sending as many people as possible to university, whether it could get them a job or not, is coming home to roost.
Nevertheless, university acceptance rates were up three per cent this year with the Sunday Times reporting the sharpest rise among top universities, with UCL and Durham accepting 24 per cent more students compared to last year.
Lower ranking universities are said to have their........
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