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Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills

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 agenda for adult skills, including:

  • Improving the FE sector; Improvement Service and Lifelong Learning UK; adult learning initiatives
  • Qualifications reform; qualifications based on learner and employer needs, with greater clarity and more flexibility and choice
  • Sponsorship of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), including LSC budgets and annual grant letter
  • Transition from the LSC to the Skills Funding Agency, including formation of the National Apprenticeships Service
  • Apprenticeships, Children, Skills and Learning Bill to implement the changes above
  • Ensuring the FE sector is innovative
  • Skills Accounts; personal online account providing information on local courses and financial support
  • Integrating Employment and Skills including planning a new Adult Advancement and Careers Service; merging training & careers advice with help on issues like housing, tax credit and childcare
  • Informal Adult Learning; non-accredited learning for personal fulfillment
  • English for Speakers of Other Languages
  • Skills for Life; improving basic reading, writing, numeracy or information and technology skills
  • Offender learning; training, and support for those in custody and ex-offenders
  • Quality and standards in FE
  • egional policy for FE, including Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) and Multi-Area Agreement (MAAs)
  • Migration and skills
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