Despite many questions surrounding tertiary education being up in the air recently, there is one area of policy development which appears to have been etched in stone since the moment it was announced.

The lifelong education commission is calling for changes – including a rule that needs abolishing, writes David Latchman

A renewed focus on ‘skills, skills, skills’ may be key to unlocking the levelling up agenda, at least according to the Chancellor`s newly announced budget. Rishi Sunak has pledged a £3.8 billion investment in skills, a considerable sum aimed at bolstering the UK`s creaky adult education sector.

Rishi Sunak`s pledge last week to invest an extra £3.8 billion in skills and education was a reassuring concrete step forward for those concerned that talk of ‘skills revolution’ might be just that.