Question follow-through · 16701

Skilled Workers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage upskilling for tradespeople.

answeredAdam DanceDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
27 Nov 2024
Target answer date
2 Dec 2024
Answer
2 Dec 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage upskilling for tradespeople.

  2. 2 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The department is developing a comprehensive strategy for post‐16 education and skills, to break down barriers to opportunity, support the development of a skilled workforce and drive economic growth through our Industrial Strategy. My noble Friend, the M...

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