Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills (also known as Apprenticeships and Skills Minister) is a junior ministerial position in the Department for Education in the British government. It was held by Alex Burghart MP, who took office on 17 September 2021, until his resignation on 6 July 2022.

Responsibilities
The minister is responsible for the following:


 * Strategy for post-16 education (jointly with Minister of State for Universities)
 * Technical education and skills including T Levels and qualifications review
 * Apprenticeships including traineeships
 * Further education workforce
 * Further education provider market including quality and improvement and further education efficiency
 * Adult education, including the National Retraining Scheme and basic skills
 * Institutes of Technology and National Colleges
 * Reducing the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training
 * Careers education, information and guidance including the Careers and Enterprise Company
 * Coronavirus (COVID-19) response for further education services

List of ministers

 * Kevin Brennan (Minister of State for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs)
 * John Hayes (Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning)
 * Matt Hancock (Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise)
 * Nick Boles (Minister of State for Skills)
 * Robert Halfon (Minister of State for Skills)
 * Anne Milton (Minister of State for Skills and Apprenticeships)
 * Gillian Keegan (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills)
 * Alex Burghart (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills)