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Rebecca McCurdy & Peter A Walker

Government warned: invest in further education 'or face dire consequences'

Colleges and universities need urgent investment to avoid “dire consequences” for economic and employment opportunities, the Scottish Government has been warned.

The draft budget, expected to be delivered on 15 December, must include funding for post-school education, Colleges Scotland and Universities Scotland said in a joint statement.

The organisations said the government’s key aims of economic transition, climate mitigation and tackling child poverty cannot be achieved without helping graduates enter the economy at the right time.

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