1.8 million more to achieve level 3 (A Level equivalent) qualifications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThis, the organisation claims, would boost the UK economy by \u00a320bn a year and help an extra 200,000 people into work. It would reverse the falls in the number of adults improving their skills since 2010.<\/p>\n
Stephen Evans, chief executive of Learning and Work Institute, said the financial crisis-associated recession had been followed by a \u201cgreat stagnation\u201d in economic growth, holding back living standards and limiting the money available for public services.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cThis is neither inevitable nor unavoidable. Seismic shifts in the global economy, driven by advances in technology, create huge opportunities. Making the most of them will require a world class skills base.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robert Halfon MP, chair of the Education Select Committee said: \u201cSkills, apprenticeships, and adult education are vital rungs on this ladder. Yet, around nine million of all working aged adults in England have low basic skills and\u00a0over a third of workers in England do not hold suitable qualifications for the jobs they do.<\/p>\n
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Seismic shifts in the global economy, driven by advances in technology, create huge opportunities. Making the most of them will require a world class skills base\u201d \u2013 Stephen Evans, Learning and Work Institute<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThis skills problem is a social justice issue. Our most disadvantaged individuals pay the highest price for low skills but also have the most to gain from up-skilling their way out of deprivation.\u201d<\/p>\n
David Hughes, chief executive of the Association of Colleges, said action was vital:\u00a0\u201c<\/strong>With a spending review imminent and employers more acutely aware of recruitment difficulties than ever, this report is very timely. I hope that the Chancellor and the CBI as well as others take heed.\u201d<\/p>\n
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