US EditionUK to train 120,000 builders, carers to cut reliance on migrants
- The UK government announced plans on May 27, 2025, to train 120,000 builders, engineers, and care workers nationwide to reduce reliance on migrant labor.
- This initiative responds to severe labor shortages caused by an aging workforce and foreign workers leaving after Brexit, amid efforts to curb migration.
- Keir Starmer's Labour Party allocated £3 billion for 30,000 apprenticeships and increased the Immigration Skills Charge by 32% to fund 45,000 extra training places.
- West Herts College opened a Patient Care Training Centre offering six-week courses with life-like medical manikins, preparing students for NHS careers and community care.
- The government’s training efforts aim to support economic growth and meet critical skills needs but face warnings that training alone may not fill the shortfall in skilled workers.
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UK pledges £3bn to train locals and cut foreign worker reliance
Britain will invest a record £3 billion to expand skills training across key sectors, the government announced on Tuesday, as part of a strategy to reduce economic reliance on foreign workers and increase domestic labour participation. The initiative, led by the Department for Education, will create 120,000 new training opportunities in construction, engineering, health and social care, and digital industries. Officials say it will “refocus the …
UK: Migrants a political problem, Starmer moots $4 bn-plan to upskill 120,000 British workers
PM Starmer has a two-pronged task ahead of him: to boost the indigenous workforce, all while clamping down on migration. Labour Party has announced that the government will increase its English-speaking requirement for overseas workers which will eventually make it harder for migrants to stay in the country
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UK to spend $4 billion on job training to curb reliance on migrant workers
Britain will spend a record $4 billion to increase training opportunities, as part of an effort to train locals to fill gaps in the labor market and reduce reliance on foreign workers, the government said on Tuesday.The investment will "refocus the skills landscape towards young, domestic talent" by creating 120,000 new training opportunities in key sectors, including construction, engineering, health and social care and digital, the government'…
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UK to train 120,000 builders, carers to cut reliance on migrants
The U.K. government plans to train 120,000 British builders, engineers and care workers as it tries to curb migration without worsening skill shortages.
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