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Big fall in number of adults in further education and training since Tories took office, research finds
File photo dated 12/10/11 of university graduates at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.
THE number of adults in further education and skills training has halved since the Tories took office, new research suggests.
The number of adult learners taking courses fell from 3.2 million in 2010 to 1.6m in 2021, according to a TUC study.
The number of men taking adult education and skills courses dropped by 52 per cent since 2010 and the number of women taking courses fell by 45 per cent.
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