House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement
Update on Wave 4 T Levels and overlapping qualifications
30 January 2024 · Department for Education
Proposed by Robert Halfon Con Harlow
Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.
At a glance
Key points
- The government will explore introducing a T Level focusing on the beauty sector after 2025
- Funding for hair sector apprenticeships will increase by up to 57%
- Public funding will be withdrawn from certain overlapping technical qualifications starting August 1, 2025
Issue summary
The statement discusses the separation of plans for a combined T Level in Hair and Beauty, exploring a separate beauty-focused T Level while supporting hair sector apprenticeships. It also announces updates to the rollout of specific T Levels.
Action requested
The government will explore introducing a T Level focusing on the beauty sector after 2025, increase funding for hair sector apprenticeships by up to 57%, and withdraw public funding from certain overlapping technical qualifications starting August 1, 2025. The provisional list of overlapping qualifications is published online.
Key facts
- We will explore introducing a T Level focusing on the beauty sector after 2025.
- Funding for hairdressing apprenticeships increased by 57% and barbering apprenticeship funding by 28%.
- A provisional list of 71 technical qualifications that overlap with Wave 4 T Levels is published online.
- Public funding will be withdrawn from new starts on these overlapping qualifications from August 1, 2025.
- The affected enrolments account for approximately 1% of all total enrolments for 16-19 year olds in the 2021/22 academic year.