This paper was presented at an event, ‘The Skills Revolution: can lifelong learning save the UK economy?’, jointly organised by NEON, Ruskin College, The University of West London, and CEILUP (Centre for Inequality and Levelling Up). It was held on 16th November, 2023 in Exeter College Oxford.
The speakers were: Professor Peter John (Vice Chancellor of West London and Principle of Ruskin College); Professor Rick Trainor (Rector of Exeter College, Oxford); Professor Jonathan Michie (President of Kellogg College and Chair of the University Association of Lifelong Learning); Lord David Blunkett (ex-Secretary of State for Education and Chair of the Council of Labour Skills Advisors); Professor Graeme Atherton (Head of the Centre for Inequality and Levelling Up, University of West London); Nimmi Patel (Head of Skills, Talent and Diversity, TechUK); Professor James Robson (Associate Professor of Tertiary Education Systems and Director of the Centre for Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance, Oxford University).