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Welding: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of recent trends in the levels of welding training courses available.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
20 Mar 2025
Target answer date
24 Mar 2025
Answer
7 Apr 2025 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of recent trends in the levels of welding training courses available.

  2. 24 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The department supports learners who wish to have a career in welding through our technical education offer, with a range of high-quality qualifications and apprenticeship opportunities available at all levels. This includes the level 2 welder apprentices...

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