Asked by: Damien Moore (Conservative - Southport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to promote (a) vocational training and (b) apprenticeships in the (i) digital and (ii) manufacturing industries in (A) the North West and (B) Southport constituency.
Answered by Luke Hall
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Apr. 25 2024
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Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve careers advice on options for vocational learning.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department has put in place measures to help young people make informed choices about their next step in education or training.
All secondary school pupils have opportunities to access information and advice on technical options, including apprenticeships, T Levels and higher technical qualifications. Schools are required by law to provide at least six opportunities for providers of technical education and apprenticeships to speak to all pupils during school years 8 to 13. This legislation came into force on 1 January 2023 and the Department published updated statutory guidance on careers and provider access, which set out what schools need to do to comply.
Through the apprenticeship, support and knowledge (ASK) programme, which is supported by £3.2 million of funding in the 2023/24 financial year, the Department is continuing to provide information, advice and guidance on apprenticeships, T Levels and other technical education routes. ASK has engaged with over 600,000 young people, over 2,200 schools and nearly 80 further education colleges in the 2022/23 academic year.
The Government’s ‘Get the Jump: Skills for Life’ online campaign brings together the different education and training pathways open to young people post 16 and post 18. It helps to raise awareness of technical education options, supports informed choice and signposts users to a new page on the National Careers Service website that brings all the options together for the first time.
May. 24 2024
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Jun. 19 2024
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May. 01 2024
Source Page: ESFA Update: 1 May 2024Found: Correspondence ESFA Update: 1 May 2024 Latest information and actions from the Education
Apr. 10 2024
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May. 01 2024
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Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) work placements and (b) technical education on school attendance for children less able to learn in normal settings.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
The department is aware that providing young people with the opportunity to participate in work placements and engage in vocational and technical education can provide them with the skills and knowledge they need later in life. That is why steps have been taken to ensure pupils can access high-quality vocational and technical qualifications from 14-16 and have improved the quality of non-GCSE qualifications at Key Stage 4 by introducing a new approvals process for Technical Awards.
The careers statutory guidance also makes it clear that schools, including providers of Alternative Provision, should offer every young person at least one experience of a workplace by age 16. This means that every pupil should have opportunities, tailored to their needs, to learn from different employers about work and the skills that are valued in the workplace as well as first-hand experiences of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience.
The government recognises that the reasons for absence are varied and complex, and there are many different reasons that may help to encourage pupils back into education settings.
Mar. 03 2011
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