Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills is a junior ministerial position in the Department for Education in the British government. It was held by Alex Burghart MP, who took office on 17 September 2021, until his resignation on 6 July 2022.
Responsibilities
The minister is responsible for the following:- Strategy for post-16 education
- Technical education and skills including T Levels and qualifications review
- Apprenticeships including traineeships
- Further education workforce
- Further education provider market including quality and improvement and further education efficiency
- Adult education, including the National Retraining Scheme and basic skills
- Institutes of Technology and National Colleges
- Reducing the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training
- Careers education, information and guidance including the Careers and Enterprise Company
- Coronavirus response for further education services