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Thousands of ineffective courses that short-change employers and young people will be replaced with 15 straightforward routes into technical employment creating a more skilled workforce fit for modern Britain. Currently young people considering a technical education must choose between more than 20,000 courses provided by 160 different organisations with no clear indicator of which course will give them the best chance of landing a job. For example a budding engineer must choose from a possible 501 courses. A report into technical education by an independent panel, chaired by Lord Sainsbury, has recommended simplifying the current system so technical education is provided through 15 high-quality routes, with standards being set by employers. In response, the Skills Minister has recently published the ‘Post-16 skills plan’, accepting every one of Lord Sainsbury’s recommendations, while setting out the government’s vision for the future of technical education. |
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DfE: Technical education overhaul unveiled by Skills Minister BCS welcomes the Sainsbury Panel report CBI: Response to DfE technical skills overhaul announcement TUC: Improving technical education will be essential to overcoming Brexit challenges techUK welcomes Government commitment to basic digital skills Government confirms £80m for National Colleges to deliver the workforce of tomorrow New food & farming degree apprenticeships to boost innovation Dramatic increase in the number of higher apprenticeships – new figures released Apprenticeships offer young people a chance to reach their potential £1.6m HEFCE Catalyst funding for higher apprenticeships in partnership with business Skills emergency could 'starve growth' - CBI/Pearson survey Government rolls-out flagship Degree Apprenticeships Encouraging start to the year for apprenticeships and traineeships Cable: new generation of National Colleges will lead revolution in hi-tech skills |
