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Share your story in support of lifelong learning
The Open University is calling on members of its community to demonstrate the value of flexible distance learning (lifelong learning) and the role it can play to help the country meet future economic challenges. Flexible learning enables people to reskill and upskill, whatever their background or personal circumstances, and this will continue to prove essential […]
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Open University responds to Government Green Paper on Industrial Strategy
The launch of the Green Paper on Industrial Strategy by Prime Minister Theresa May today (23 January 2017) outlined plans to develop innovation and technology, which will support the delivery of a “high-skilled, competitive economy that benefits people throughout the UK.” As a Higher Education institution with over 170,000 student across the four nations, The […]
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‘We wouldn’t be able to do it without the OU’
“Three quarters of widening participation students say that without the Open University, they would not have been able to attend higher education at all” That was one of many stark messages delivered by Peter Horrocks, the Vice-Chancellor of The Open University, during his speech at the Widening Participation in UK Higher Education forum today (4 […]
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Lifelong learning is the answer for addressing UK skills gaps
A government plan to fix the foundations of the British economy and boost productivity has failed to acknowledge the benefits of lifelong learning. The Government’s ‘productivity plan’ was published last year, focusing on how to increase UK productivity and growth over the next decade and create a more prosperous nation. But a new report examining […]
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Adult education and lifelong learning vital to UK economy
“Adult education and lifelong learning have a vital role in strengthening the UK’s economy,” and “the Government recognises that there is more to be done to ensure that the UK has the skills and flexibility it needs to grow in the global economy”. That’s according to Baroness Natalie Evans, the UK Government’s Higher Education Spokesperson, […]
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New report explores decline in part-time study
A new study from a conservative think tank has explored some of the reasons behind a decline in the number of people studying part-time in recent years. The report from Bright Blue has been featured in the Financial Times and also proposes steps which could be taken by government and business to reverse the decline. […]
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