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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Cohen

100,000 young people lose out as universities use taxpayer money on courses for top executives

Use of taxpayers’ money to part-fund MBA courses for top executives earning six-figure salaries is widespread with more than half a dozen universities offering the option on their website, an investigation by The Independent can reveal.

We can also put a number on the fall in people under 25 starting apprenticeships, which has plummeted by more than 100,000 – from 285,280 in 2015-16 to 183,850 in 2021-22.

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