Any party from Thatcher onwardswhat decade and political party are we talking about?
In the construction trades I don't think NVQs are the same calibre as City and Guilds.
In my industry, joinery the colleges flogged off their industrial equipment and now trainees don't get skills that equips them for industry.
I would like to see trade qualifications that givesapprentices for the skills they need when they begin work.
It's pointless training somebody wanting to be a carpenter how to square wood with a handplane....when on site they need to know how to use a festool tracksaw or calibrate a chop saw to cut square etc etc