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<p>We want to ensure our young people have the skills they need to do the well-paid,
high-skilled jobs of the future.</p><p> </p><p>We are introducing T levels which will
offer a high quality and rigorous technical alternative to academic education, backed
by an extra half a billion pounds a year once they are fully up and running, and we
are establishing National Colleges and Institutes of Technology to meet higher level
technical skills needs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s careers strategy, published
in December 2017, is an ambitious blueprint for careers guidance for young people
and adults. It sets out how the worlds of work and education can come together to
support young people, backing the expansion of the Enterprise Adviser Network of senior
business volunteers.</p><p> </p><p>This year, funding available for apprenticeships
is over £2.5 billion; supporting employers to create apprenticeships for people of
all ages, including young people leaving school. There are now over 470 high-quality
apprenticeship standards to choose from.</p><p> </p><p>The UK labour market continues
to perform strongly, with record levels of employment and record lows in unemployment.
An estimated 3.7% of 16-17 year olds (approximately 51,000 young people) are not in
education, employment or training (NEET) – this has fallen from 6.0% in 2010 (93,000
young people).</p>
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