V Levels should enhance the strengths of BTECs, rather than replacing them, to provide the UK with the necessary workforce.
The Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper introduces significant changes to the vocational education system for young people, aiming to address the UK's widening skills gap in key industries.
The UK needs a broad qualifications landscape, offering clearly defined pathways from foundational levels through to degrees and higher technical and professional qualifications.
This will help build a highly skilled workforce capable of delivering on the UK's industrial strategy ambitions.
As the UK's largest awarding organisation, Pearson has experience in delivering post-16 qualifications, including BTECs, A levels, and T Levels.
Author's summary: V Levels should build on BTEC strengths.