The minister’s responsibilities include:

• further education providers including provider finances and workforce
• T Levels and qualifications reviews (levels 3 and below)
• apprenticeships including pre-apprenticeships
• adult education, including the National Skills Fund and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund
• Skills Accelerators and Industry Training Boards
• careers education, information and guidance including the Careers and Enterprise Company
• reducing the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training
• student experience and widening participation in higher education
• international education strategy including education exports and international students
• coronavirus (COVID-19) response for universities, higher education institutions and further education services (jointly with Minister of State (Minister for Higher and Further Education))