The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills (also known as Apprenticeships and Skills Minister) is a junior ministerial position in the

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in the

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. It was held by

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MP, who took office on 17 September 2021, until his resignation on 6 July 2022.

Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for the following: * Strategy for post-16 education (jointly with

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) * Technical education and skills including

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s 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 (

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List of ministers

* Kevin Brennan (Minister of State for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs) * John Hayes (Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning) *

Matt Hancock Matthew John David Hancock (born 2 October 1978) is a British politician who served as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General from 2015 to 2016, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from January to July 201 ...

(Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise) *

Nick Boles Nicholas Edward Coleridge Boles (born 2 November 1965) is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Grantham and Stamford from 2010 to 2019. He was a member of the Conservative Party until 2019. Before entering Parliament ...

(Minister of State for Skills) *

Robert Halfon Robert Henry Halfon (; born 22 March 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Harlow since 2010. Halfon was formerly a researcher for Conservative MPs, including as Chief of Staff to Shadow Chancellor ...

(Minister of State for Skills) *

Anne Milton Anne Frances Milton (''née'' Turner; born 3 November 1955) is a British politician who served as Minister of State for Skills and Apprenticeships from 2017 to 2019. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Guildford from 2005 to 2019. Elected as ...

(Minister of State for Skills and Apprenticeships) *

Gillian Keegan Gillian Keegan (born 13 March 1968) is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Education. A member of the Conservative Party, she previously served as Minister of State for Care and Mental Health from 2021 to 2022 and Parliamentar ...

(Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills) *

(Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills)

Notes

References

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