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<p>This government is committed to delivering a world-leading skills system which
is employer-focused, high-quality, and fit for the future.</p><p>The government is
investing £3.8 billion more in further education and skills over this Parliament to
ensure people can access high-quality training and education that addresses skills
gaps and boosts productivity. The department are working with industry to shape our
training offers, creating more routes into skilled employment in key sectors, including
green jobs.</p><p>The department’s high-quality employer-designed apprenticeships,
including the Level 3 Digital Device Repair Technician standard, also continue to
support employers and apprentices to develop the skills needed in the green economy.</p><p>Employer-led
standards have shaped the design of T Levels, which are new level 3 qualifications
for 16 to 19 year olds that reflect modern industrial practice and include a 45 day
industry placement. Engineering and Manufacturing T Levels in Maintenance, Installation
and Repair were introduced in 2022, where students can choose to specialise in electrical
and electronics.</p><p>The department’s reforms are strengthening higher and further
education to help more people get good jobs and upskill and retrain throughout their
lives and to improve national productivity.</p><p>The department is delivering reforms
to increase uptake of high-quality higher technical education. Central to these reforms
is the introduction of Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs).</p><p>HTQs are new
or existing Level 4 and 5 qualifications (such as Higher National Diploma’s, Foundation
Degrees and Diploma HE) that have been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships
and Technical Education to indicate their alignment to employer-led occupational standards.
These qualifications have been developed by awarding bodies in collaboration with
employers and businesses so that students get the specific training, knowledge and
skills required for their chosen career.</p><p>To date, 172 qualifications have been
approved as HTQs across Digital, Construction and the Built Environment, Health &
Science, Business and Administration, Education and Early Years, Engineering &
Manufacturing and Legal, Finance and Accounting occupational routes, for first teach
beginning between September 2022 and September 2024.</p><p>There are HTQs approved
in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related subjects, including
Engineering and Manufacturing and Construction and the Built Environment that will
help provide the skills needed for industries.</p><p>The department is investing up
to £115 million of funding to help support the growth in higher technical provision
across the country.</p>
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