Delegates to next weeks Trades Union Congress being held in Liverpool will be told that the concept of demand led learning is government sleight of hand. AMiE partner ACM will argue that demand for learning is not the same as need for learning, and that for those who are disadvantaged and lack skills, public subsidy is necessary to turn need into demand.
The congress will be urged to call on government to give colleges the flexibility and discretion to respond to local needs.
Tom Wilson, the recently appointed director of the TUC’s UnionLearn, previews the congress on FENews.co.uk.
