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  1. Knowledge exchange: Knowledge transfer to support businesses

    …ed training and degree programmes are helping to create an agile workforce ready to respond to the demands of the ever-evolving economy. For example, Manchester Met currently validates HMRC’s graduate entry programme for tax professionals and also provides a masters programme for senior policy officials; the executive education programmes for McDonald’s offer foundation degrees to store managers and for the company’s franchisees; and Tesco’s manag…

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  2. Metro mayors need the right tools to boost skills

    …nds Engine story. With the apprenticeship levy coming in next year, it is crucial that we focus on the high level skills which will make the difference, both in boosting life chances for individuals and strengthening the economy. “And as metro mayors are set to take office in our cities and regions, now is the time for bold thinking on how we meet the skills challenge, with new ways of funding and sustaining investment in high-level skills. Univer…

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  3. Brexit: EU structural funds must not be forgotten

    …To coincide with Wonkhe’s event BrHExit: Where next for universities and Europe?, University Alliance Policy and Programmes Manager Tom Frostick has written an article on the importance of EU structural funds, arguing that they must be a key priority for the higher education sector in discussions on Brexit. University Alliance’s Head of Policy, Graeme Wise, will be speaking at the event. Read Tom’s article in full here.    …

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  4. Research Fortnight HE: Mission groups split on higher education bill

    …overstated. MPs and Lords would “seriously and properly do their best to scrutinise the bill”, regardless of other engagements in EU negotiations, she said. “I don’t see why committees shouldn’t work as they should.” The Fixed-term Parliament Act requires a two-thirds majority to secure a general election, making it unlikely that a new Conservative leader could call a snap general election and recall parliament before the bill had passed into law….

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