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Construction: Training

Commons · Question 6935 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Regional funding to train next generation of construction workers, published on 20 May 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of learners in (a)

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 12 Jun 2026

This funding will increase opportunities for onsite experience for those learners on eligible qualifications, courses at Level 2 and 3, in Sector Subject Area 5.2 (Building and Construction), with 360+ guided learning hours, and excluding apprenticeships,...