Andy Burnham's answer to school leavers who don't want to go to university

The Greater Manchester mayor wants to set up a simplified system for school leavers to choose clear routes to employment and involve businesses to identify the skills lacking in the economy

Andy Burnham wants to set up the UK's first integrated technical education system, giving school leavers who don't want to go to university a clear route. The Greater Manchester mayor said that by working with the government, local colleges and businesses, the new system would be a 'game-changer'.

"And also if we're able to continue to bring big investors here to base themselves in the city-region, they will want assurance that we've got that talent pipeline that will constantly come through." Bury council leader Eamonn O'Brien who leads on Education, Skills, Work, Apprenticeships and Digital at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority , this could 'unlock' even more than the original devolution deal did. He said: "This isn't Greater Manchester wanting to do our own thing.

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