Community Universities urge Government to help local businesses close skills gap with degree apprenticeships By Lewis Scott Contributor Published 24th Jul 2024, 10:58 BST Comment Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now A resounding 88% of the region’s top universities believe that higher and degree apprenticeships hold the key to the newly elected Labour government driving economic growth and addressing the urgent skills gap across businesses in Portsmouth. The survey by the University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) of its university members, explores what policy commitments and funding support the new government should make to ensure higher and degree apprenticeships meet Portsmouth’s employer talent needs. Those surveyed are of the firm belief that Labour should continue the progress made across higher and degree apprenticeships under the previous government, with 84% urging Labour to support their continued growth.
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