Question follow-through · 32771

Employment and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to make it easier for people over the age of 25 to access skills training and employment support.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
21 Feb 2025
Target answer date
25 Feb 2025
Answer
3 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to make it easier for people over the age of 25 to access skills training and employment support.

  2. 25 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The government is taking several steps to make it easier for adults to access training. The Adult Skills Fund (ASF) fully or co-funds education and skills training for eligible adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to level 3, to help them gain the skil...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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