Written questions

Higher Technical Qualifications

Lords · Question HL12089 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 2 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 12 November (HL11389 and HL11390), how many qualifications were approved as Higher Technical Qualifications as of (1) September 2023, and (2) September 2024.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 2 Dec 2025

In September 2023 there were 154 qualifications awarded the Higher Technical Qualification (HTQ) quality mark, and in September 2024 there were 227 qualifications awarded the HTQ quality mark.The department’s data on learner enrolments does not distinguis...