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<p>Treasury Ministers regularly meet with the Secretary of State for Education to
discuss education funding. The Government has committed to a £1 billion package to
help students catch up on lost learning and £100 million to boost remote education.
This is in addition to the £7.1 billion of core funding for schools announced at the
2019 spending round.</p><p> </p><p>On skills provision to support the unemployed,
in his Plan for Jobs, the Chancellor announced: new incentives to boost apprenticeships,
funding to triple the number of traineeships and sector-based work academy placements,
additional investment in the National Careers Service to support more adults with
high quality careers guidance, and funding for school and college leavers to study
high value courses when there are not employment opportunities available to them.</p><p>Additionally,
from next April, adults who do not have a full Level 3 qualification will be able
to take Level 3 qualifications in high value subjects for free. This support complements
existing support for unemployed adults, funded through the Adult Education Budget.</p>
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