Question follow-through · 9599

Apprentices and Vocational Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote technical courses and apprenticeships.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
21 Oct 2024
Answer
25 Oct 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote technical courses and apprenticeships.

  2. 21 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    In September 2024, the department launched a new phase of its ‘It all starts with skills’ campaign. The campaign aims to motivate and equip young people, adults and businesses to make informed choices about skills and technical education opportunities.Ins...

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