Training and Vocational Education: Cambridgeshire
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to (a) high-quality technical education and (b) work-placed training in Cambridgeshire.
Answered by Janet Daby
As announced in the Spending Review, the department is making over £1 billion of additional investment per year in skills by 2028/29.
This will support and grow the wide range of technical routes and work-based training available for people of all ages, across the country, including in Cambridgeshire. This investment includes:
- Widening the apprenticeships offer into a growth and skills offer, including new foundation apprenticeships, which will give more young people a foot in the door at the start of their working life.
- T Levels, a high-quality technical education option for young people, including a valuable workplace industry placement which prepares them work.
- Higher Technical Qualifications, occupation-focused level 4-5 qualifications, approved and quality marked as providing the skills demanded in the workplace by employers.
- Skills Bootcamps, giving learners the chance to build sector-specific skills with a job interview on completion.
- Free Courses for Jobs, giving learners the chance to access high value level 3 qualifications.
The department has also strengthened legislation to ensure all secondary pupils have multiple opportunities for meaningful encounters with providers of technical education and apprenticeships.
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