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<p>The government's aim is to ensure that young people are equipped with the skills,
experience and qualifications that employers want. The introduction of 16-19 study
programmes will expand the provision of genuine work experience and work-related learning
for all post-16 students. We have invested in new apprenticeships that are more employer-led
than ever before, and introduced traineeships to give young people the skills and
experience they need to compete successfully for a job. From September 2014, the Tech
Level qualifications will provide a high-quality vocational alternative to A levels,
leading to a recognised occupation.</p><p>These and other reforms arising from Professor
Alison Wolf's 2011 review of vocational education have led to far-reaching improvements
in vocational education. These include employer recognition of qualifications and
simplified and better-funded arrangements for work experience.</p><p>Our reforms to
GCSEs and A levels will secure rigorous, challenging qualifications which are responsive
to the needs of students and employers. New GCSEs in English and mathematics, which
will provide greater assurance of literacy and numeracy, will be taught from September
2015, with the first examinations in summer 2017.</p><p> </p>
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