Contemporary industrial policy in the United States positions ‘upskilling’ as an essential link between substantial federal investment and the creation of skilled, high-quality jobs. Yet historical evidence raises questions about whether ‘upskilling’ reliably translates federal investments into stab…
The educational solutions put forward in the 2019 Conservative Government's Levelling Up programme privileged higher-level skills training delivered through further education, sidelining traditional university degrees, reflective of broader critiques levelled at the higher education sector in terms …
