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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Further Education

Siôn Simon MP

Siôn Simon MP

Responsible for working with the Further Education (FE) sector to deliver on the Government's ambitious agenda for adult skills, including:

  • Developing the FE sector;
  • Sponsorship of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC);
  • LSC budgets and annual grant letter;
  • Transition to the Skills Funding Agency, including formation of the National Apprenticeships Service;
  • Next session Bill to implement the Machinery of Government changes;
  • Ensuring FE sector contributes fully to innovation agenda;
  • Skills Accounts;
  • Adult Advancement and Careers Service;
  • Integrating Employment and Skills;
  • Informal Adult Learning;
  • English for Speakers of Other Languages;
  • Skills for Life;
  • Offender learning;
  • Quality and standards in FE;
  • Improvement Service and Lifelong Learning UK;
  • Qualifications Reform;
  • Regional policy for FE, including Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) and Multi-Area Agreement (MAAs);
  • Migration and skills.