Mr Willetts said a university course had “wider” benefits, making people more likely to lead healthy lives.
“Education is such a good thing it is not reserved for younger people,” he said. “There will be people of all ages who will want to study. There is great value in lifelong learning.”
Under previous rules, students in England were eligible for a loan to cover tuition fees only if they were younger than 54.
Latest figures showed that only 1,940 undergraduates starting courses last year were older than 60, out of a total of 552,240 students in Britain. Some 6,455 were aged between 50 and 60, according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency.
英国政府建议年龄超过60岁的人回到学校重新接受培训,因为预计这些人的退休年龄会推后。
英国高等教育大臣大卫•威利茨表示,通过参加课程学习最新技能的老年工作者更有可能保住饭碗。
威利茨称可以用于支付学费的助学贷款的申请年龄上限已经取消,老年人学习学位课程将“超值”。他指出,这有助于老年工作者在年龄超过60岁后应对要跟上时代变化所带来的压力。
他的此番评论是在政府公布一份报告之后发表的。政府报告指出,国家今后的经济发展能否取得成功取决于老年工作者的技术与贡献程度。
为老年人权益奔走呐喊的活动家对此深表怀疑:那些有可能成为养老金领取者的人是否愿意为了继续工作而学习学位课程,并承担更多的负债。
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