Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills | |
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Incumbent since 6 July 2022Vacant | |
| Department for Education | |
| Style | Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Website | Official website |
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills (also known as Apprenticeships and Skills Minister) 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.[1][2]
Responsibilities
[edit]The minister is responsible for the following:
- Strategy for post-16 education (jointly with Minister of State for Universities)
- 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 (COVID-19) response for further education services[3]
List of ministers
[edit]- Kevin Brennan (Minister of State for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs)[a]
- John Hayes (Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning)
- Matt Hancock (Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise)
- Nick Boles (Minister of State for Skills)
- Robert Halfon (Minister of State for Skills)
- Anne Milton (Minister of State for Skills and Apprenticeships)
- Gillian Keegan (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills)
- Alex Burghart (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ministerial appointments: September 2021". 16 September 2021.
- ^ Brown, Faye (2022-07-06). "Boris Johnson's government crumbles after eight more ministers quit in one go". Metro. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ "Gillian Keegan MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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