Key Area Of Conern On British Economy: Shortcomings In Education And Training

Question 1

What were some of the factors in Britain’s shortcomings in education and training?

Answer 1

• students not learning skills at school
• lack of qualified inventors, designers and technicians
• Britain late to introduce primary education to all children
• behind Germany in teaching science at schools and uni’s
• in 1908, fewer than 300 students were taking applied science in English uni’s
• Germany produced chemistry grads every year