- Antony Higginbotham MP spoke in Education Questions about the importance of education in levelling up Burnley and Padiham.
- He raised the new Institute of Technology based at Burnley College.
Burnley and Padiham MP Antony Higginbotham spoke in Education Questions about the need to ensure those already in work get the opportunity to upskill and take advantage of the new Institute of Technology status given to Burnley College.
In a question to the Secretary of State for Skills, Further and Higher Education, Robert Halfon MP, Antony said:
The advent of areas such as artificial intelligence, automation and robotics means that the jobs of tomorrow could look very different from the jobs of today and require very different skillsets.
In Lancashire, the new Institute of Technology that is being established will be key to that. It will bring together Burnley College and the University of Central Lancashire from my constituency, as well as providers and employers from all over the counties.
For opportunity to be shared equally, however, we need to ensure that those already in work have the chance to develop and reskill for the future.
