Of his recent visit Edward says:

“I was impressed not only by the enthusiasm and dedication of the students but also by the commitment on the part of the College to ensuring that the skills taught were and remained relevant to the real world of business and opportunity.

However we must not lose sight of the fact that Labour have failed on skills: the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs) has risen to over a million and the number of people starting an apprenticeship is down by more than a third.

A Conservative Government will transform skills and training, by:

• Creating 100,000 additional apprenticeships and training places every year;
• Providing a NEETs Fund and a Community Learning Fund to help both young and old develop new skills.
• Setting further education free by cutting excessive red tape and scrapping unnecessary quangos;
• Providing a trained careers adviser in every secondary school and college.”