Apprentices: Quarrying
Commons · Question 123089 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by John Whitby
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase awareness and funding for (a) materials and mining programmes of study and (b) science and engineering apprenticeships and qualifications in the quarrying sector.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 31 Mar 2026
The government supports education and skills training in the minerals, mining and quarrying sectors through:Offering 13 qualifications for 16 to 19-year-olds at Levels 2 to 6 and 3 Level 2 qualifications in the adult skills fund (ASF) local flexibilities...