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Latest NewsLearning & developmentSkills shortagesTraining policies

Lib Dems pledge £10,000 ‘skills wallet’ for all adults

by Ashleigh Webber 11 Nov 2019
by Ashleigh Webber 11 Nov 2019 Lib Dem shadow business secretary Sam Gyimah.
Image: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire/PA Images
Lib Dem shadow business secretary Sam Gyimah.
Image: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire/PA Images

The Liberal Democrats have proposed a £10,000 “skills wallet” for all adults to help fund learning and training over the course of their working lives.

If the party gets into power, every adult in England would receive the first £4,000 tranche of funding at 25 years old. A further £3,000 would be paid into their wallet at 40 and another £3,000 at 55.

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The Lib Dems hope individuals would be encouraged to add their own money into the pot to help fund their own education and training. Employers and local government would also be able to make top-up payments into the wallets.

The party’s shadow business, energy and industrial strategy secretary, Sam Gyimah, said: “Working hard should mean secure work and a decent income, but for too many people that’s not the case.

“In an ever-changing workplace people often need to develop new skills, but the cost of courses and qualifications shuts too many people out.

“By stopping Brexit and investing in our Skills Wallets, Liberal Democrats will empower people to develop new skills so that they can thrive in the technologies and industries that are key to the UK’s economic future and prosperity.”

Individuals would be able to choose how and when to spend their money on a range of government-approved training courses. The Lib Dems said the government would work with employers to identify which skills are needed.

They propose to introduce it in 2021-22, allowing time for a consultation and to ensure it is implemented effectively.

Labour and the Conservatives are also expected to announce policies to increase lifelong learning as they approach the general election next month, according to the BBC.

Earlier this year Labour proposed a free national education service, while the Conservatives recently launched the National Retraining Scheme, which is aimed at workers whose jobs are at risk of automation.

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Ashleigh Webber
Ashleigh Webber

Ashleigh is editor of OHW+ and HR and wellbeing editor at Personnel Today. Ashleigh's areas of interest include employee health and wellbeing, equality and inclusion and skills development. She has hosted many webinars for Personnel Today, on topics including employee retention, financial wellbeing and menopause support. Prior to joining Personnel Today in 2018, she covered the road transport sector for Commercial Motor and Motor Transport magazines, touching on some of the employment and wellbeing issues experienced by those in road haulage.

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