Overview
- A Good Growth Foundation report proposes a 'work and teach' visa requiring skilled migrants to spend part of their week training British staff.
- David Blunkett and Labour MP Chris Curtis have publicly backed the plan, which the group has sent to ministers ahead of the November budget.
- The proposal envisions migrants dedicating about 10–15% of working hours to mentoring and skills transfer in shortage sectors.
- The think tank recommends folding the route into a more dynamic points system that rewards demonstrable contribution rather than only salary and qualifications.
- GGF cites its polling and modelling that the approach could cut the share 'very concerned' about immigration by 18 points and lift output by up to £10bn, and it has urged Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to adopt measures that complement her contribution-focused plans.