Work and pensions and secretary Liz Kendall and MP on a visit last year to an apprenticeship showcase at Peterborough College. (Getty Images) New vocational courses called V-Levels are to be rolled ...

New vocational courses called V-levels will be rolled out for 16-year-olds under government plans to simplify a "confusing landscape" of qualifications in England. They are set to replace Level 3 ...

The Department for Education has finally announced the long-awaited end of BTec qualifications in English schools – and unveiled their flashy replacement. V-levels will sit alongside A-levels and ...

New V-level qualifications will be introduced in education, finance, and digital industries from 2027. The government confirmed the launch of these courses as part of its curriculum reforms starting ...

Education, finance and digital are among the first new V-level subjects rolling out from 2027. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the "bold reforms" will end the snobbery in post-16 education ...

The first three V-level qualifications to be offered from September next year have been revealed. The government’s new vocational qualifications, part of wider reforms to the curriculum and post-16 ...

V levels will become the “only pathway” for young people aged 16-19 to gain vocational qualifications equivalent to an A level, the government announced yesterday. The new level 3 qualifications ...

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