The minister has the following responsibilities: •
Skills England • Technical qualifications, including T Levels • Higher technical education (levels 4 and 5) • Adult education, including basic skills and combined authority devolution • Careers advice and support for young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) (including the Careers and Enterprise Company) • Apprenticeships, including the growth and skills levy • Technical Excellence Colleges • Local skills improvement plans • Governance, intervention and accountability of further education colleges • Funding for education and training, provision and outcomes for 16- to 19-year-olds • Further education funding, financial stability and workforce • Access to higher education, participation and lifelong learning • Quality of higher education and the student experience (including the Office for Students) • Student finance (including the Student Loans Company) • International education == List of ministers of state for higher and further education ==