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Further Reforms

Funding

Public funding must be progressively aligned to the vocational qualifications that do most to raise demand from individuals and employers


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Maintaining high standards and low bureaucracy

The reforms to the vocational qualifications system aim to achieve the right balance between high standards and flexibility, and proportionate regulation and bureaucracy


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Making VQs more successful

As part of the initial work of the reform programme, the Federation of Awarding Bodies and the Joint Council for Qualifications identified reasons for low take of some vocational qualifications with the aim of removing unnecessary qualifications from the system


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Rationalising number of VQs

Although the reform programme is not setting any targets for the number of vocational qualifications, a key objective is to make the system easier to understand and easier to navigate for users


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