UK Government Plan for Vocational Education

The UK Department for Education has released a sixty page . .

Policy paper on "Post-16 skills plan and independent report on technical education" (8 July 2016). The UK technical education system, equivalent to Australia's vocational education and training (VET) system, will be simplified with 15 "routes" for clusters of occupations. There will be options for education at a college and employment based education (with a minimum of 20% at college).

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The proposed routes are:

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1. Route name: Agriculture, Environmental and Animal Care. Numbers employed: 454,726. Typical job roles: Conservationist, park ranger, farmer, horticulturalist, agricultural manager, agricultural technician
2. Route name: Business and Administrative: Numbers employed: 2,204,478. Typical job roles: Human resources officer, office manager, administrative officer, housing officer
3. Route name: Catering and Hospitality. Numbers employed: 568,998. Typical job roles: Chef, butcher, baker, catering manager, events manager
4. Route name: Childcare and Education. Numbers employed: 1,060,804. Typical job roles: Nursery assistant, early years officer, teaching assistant, youth worker
5. Route name: Construction. Numbers employed: 1,625,448. Typical job roles: Bricklayer/mason, electrician, building/civil engineering technician, carpenter/joiner, construction supervisor
6. Route name: Creative and Design. Numbers employed: 529,573. Typical job roles: Arts producer, graphic designer, audio-visual technician, journalist, product/clothing designer, upholsterer, tailor, furniture maker
7. Route name: Digital. Numbers employed: 351,649. Typical job roles: IT business analyst/systems designer, programmer, software. developer, IT technician, web designer, network administrator
8. Route name: Engineering and Manufacturing. Numbers employed: 1,319,645. Typical job roles: Engineering technician, vehicle mechanic, aircraft fitter, printer,. process technician, energy plant operative
9. Route name: Hair and Beauty. Numbers employed: 293,004. Typical job roles: Hairdresser, barber, beauty therapist
10. Route name: Health and Science. Numbers employed: 915,979. Typical job roles: Nursing assistant, pharmaceutical technician, sports therapist,. laboratory technician, dental nurse, food technician
11. Route name: Legal, Finance and Accounting. Numbers employed: 1,325,482. Typical job roles: Accounting technician, paralegal, financial account manager, payroll. manager, finance officer, legal secretary
12. Route name: Protective Services. Numbers employed: 398,400. We expect this route will primarily be delivered through apprenticeships.. Typical job roles: Police officer, fire service officer, non-commissioned officer (NCO),. maritime operations officer (coastguard)
13. Route name: Sales, Marketing and Procurement. Numbers employed: 957,185. We expect this route will primarily be delivered through apprenticeships.. Typical job roles: Buyer, procurement officer, sales account manager, market research. analyst, estate agent
14. Route name: Social Care. Numbers employed: 865,941. We expect this route will primarily be delivered through apprenticeships.. Typical job roles: Care worker, residential warden, home carer, probation officer,. welfare counsellor
15. Route name: Transport and Logistics. Numbers employed: 589,509. We expect this route will primarily be delivered through apprenticeships.. Typical job roles: Ship’s officer, railway signalling technician, HGV driver....
    
    From Post-16 skills plan and independent report on technical education, UK Department for Education, Policy paper 8 July 2016, Page 22