It’s time for a national lifelong learning strategy in the UK

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The UK’s centenarian lifelong learning provision needs rejuvenation

Universities, local authorities and others must heed the Centenary Commission on Adult Education’s recommendations, says Jonathan Michie

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Continuous retraining is widely seen as the answer to the coming job losses caused by automation and artificial intelligence. But are universities the best places to provide it? And are their courses, structures and funding systems optimised to do so? Anna McKie reports

By Anna McKie

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It’s time for a national lifelong learning strategy in the UK

With business backing for education declining, the government must invest to ensure that universities can offer a lifetime of learning opportunities, says Jonathan Michie

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