16岁后教育与技能

Post-16 Educationand Skills Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Education,the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and theSecretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technologyby Command of His Majesty October 2025 CP 1412 © Crown copyright 2025 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 exceptwhere otherwise stated. To view this licence, visitnationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 Where we have identifed any third-party copyright information you will need to obtainpermission from the copyright holders concerned. This publication is also available on our website atwww.gov.uk/government/publications Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us atwww.gov.uk/contact-dfe ISBN 978-1-5286-5771-6E0337130110/25 Printed on paper containing 40% recycled fbre content minimum Printed in the UK by HH Associates Ltd. on behalf of the Controller of His Majesty’sStationery Offce Contents Ministerial Foreword 4 Executive summary 6 1.Working with employers to drive growth and opportunity through educationandtraining12 1.1Joining up the skills and employment systems131.2Data-driven skills planning to meet employers’ needs161.3Boosting employer engagement and investment191.4Building a system that leaves no learner behind22 2.A specialist and prestigious further education system that delivers high-qualityeducation and training for all 2.1High-quality teaching in a prestigious further education sector302.2Clear pathways into high-quality jobs342.3Technical excellence colleges designed to provide excellent training linked toemployment392.4Local integration underpinned by investment in colleges42 3.1Our vision for higher education463.2Specialisation and collaboration in teaching and research483.3Putting the sector on a sustainable footing and driving effciency513.4Improving access and participation553.5Strengthening incentives on higher education providers to promote growth593.6Improving the quality of higher education, training, and research, and drivingout poor quality64 4.How we will measure success 70 Ministerial Foreword Skills are at the heart of our plan to deliver the defining mission of this government –growth. That mission relies on providing real opportunities through education and training thatlead to real careers. For students it means access to new ideas and experiences, thesecurity of a skilled job, the chance to earn a good salary and to build a good life. And forour country it means the skilled workforce we need to build more homes, strengthen ournational defences, ensure a clean energy future, improve health, and be part of creatingthe future. But today too many people lack the skills to get into work and to get on at work. With thejobs market evolving faster than ever, it’s time to finally put that right. We need a skillssystem that supports young people, employers, workers, and job searchers to navigatethis change with confidence, giving people the skills they need to adapt to the digital ageand equipping the whole workforce, old and young for the future – including people whowish to retrain or have taken a career break. This white paper sets out our plan to educate and train the workforce of the future andgive people the skills and knowledge they need to succeed. Working with businesses,colleges, universities and the wider skills sector – and guided by our industrial strategy –we’ll deliver the step change our system needs. We’ll join up skills and employment support to provide clear, flexible routes for people toaccess the training they need for work, together with a closer partnership with employersto better serve their needs. We will ensure there are high-quality study pathways intofurther and higher education, ensuring people have the technical skills we need in theeconomy, delivering the Prime Minister’s commitment to two-thirds of young peopleentering higher level education and training. We will also ensure we have a highlycompetitive higher education sector which is driving research and innovation. We will build on our strengths, not least our skilled and passionate further educationworkforce. We’ll back them with top-class professional development, drawing on the bestevidence on what works. They are the key to delivering a prestigious further educationsector through which opportunity can flow. In every village, town and city we will growhigh-quality study pathways and qualifications at all skill levels, empowering people notjust to get by – but to get on. No one will be shut out from these opportunities. We have a clear plan for identifying andsupporting 16 to 18-year-olds who are at risk of falling through the cracks in their finalyears of formal education. Our Youth Guarantee will ensure every young person can thenaccess support to find a job, a training place, or an apprenticeship. We will make lifelonglearning a reality with more modular study options, enabled by a n