This week on the podcast a third of the public now thinks a university education just isn’t worth the time and money it usually takes, according to the latest British Social Attitudes survey – a share that has climbed steeply from 14 per cent in 2005.
We dig into what is driving the erosion of public confidence in higher education, how attitudes are pulling apart along political lines, and what it all means as the House of Commons Treasury Committee opens its inquiry into student loans.
Plus a new report from the Lifelong Education Institute asks whether England will finally get serious about the “missing middle” at levels 4 and 5.
With Andy Westwood, Professor of Public Policy, Government and Business at the University of Manchester, Eve Alcock, Executive Director for External Affairs at the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, Michael Salmon, News Editor at Wonkhe and presented by Mark Leach, Editor-in-Chief at Wonkhe.
Changing public attitudes to higher education
Why aren’t employers paying for short, L4+, courses for employees?
The Missing Middle: Unlocking the growth potential of higher technical qualifications
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