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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills and Apprenticeships

Lord Tony Young of Norwood Green

Lord Tony Young of Norwood Green

Responsible for engaging employers in the Government's skills agenda, including:

  • Engaging employers in Train to Gain;
  • Right to Request Time to Train
  • Building employer support for Apprenticeships;
  • Skills Pledge;
  • National Skills Academies;
  • Sector Skills Councils, including Sector Compacts;
  • UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
  • Better Regulation
  • Third Sector Skills
  • Olympic Skills 2012
  • Manufacturing Strategy
  • Union Learning Representatives
  • World Skills
  • Investors in People (IiP)

Additionally:

  • Minister for Students in Higher Education, including the Student Listening programme;
  • Minister for Students in Further Education;
  • Minister for corporate affairs in the Department, including sustainability.