What UK policymakers often miss about Germany's training systems is how for many, some friends of mine even, it opens the door for European or global careers. You could start at Bosch or VW in Hannover and end up with projects in Shanghai, Manaus or Oman It is about so much more than the local

Rachel Coldicutt

One of the things I find odd about UK skills and jobs policies over the last 10 years is the idea that - for young people - place is destiny. It's like we've taken the Brexit memo and double stamped it into meaning you need to stay put to be a success. The geographical footprint of the UK is *tiny*