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Vocational Education: Standards

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 31 October 2025UIN 82253

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve (a) apprenticeships, (b) technical qualifications and (c) other alternative pathways for non-graduates.

Answered by Josh MacAlister

The department has published the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, setting out reforms for a world-class system that breaks down barriers to opportunity and supports economic growth by giving young people the skills our economy needs.

Alongside this, the department is strengthening technical and work-based training through foundation apprenticeships, high quality T Levels, and employer-backed Higher Technical Qualifications, ensuring young people gain the skills our economy needs.

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