Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will provide additional support for the provision of AIM level 3 extended diploma in games, animation and visual effects skills in further education colleges.

This government recognises the importance of the creative industries sector and the need to ensure a skills pipeline into professions in that sector. Whilst the government publicly funds qualifications in a range of subject areas, it is for schools and colleges to determine what provision they deliver to their students based on their individual circumstances and when taking into consideration factors such as learner and employer demand.

The department believes that qualifications must deliver on its two central missions of enhancing and spreading opportunity for everyone and growing the economy. The department will ensure there are a range of high-quality qualifications that provide young people and adults with the skills they need, and which deliver on its missions. It has been previously announced that the department will undertake a focused review of the post-16 qualifications reform and clarify the position by the end of the year. The qualifications that remain will allow the department to unlock opportunity for young people, harness their talents to drive growth and fulfil the government’s missions.