The start of 2022 opened with a strong show of support for the Level 3 BTEC and Applied General qualifications, with more than 108,000 signatures secured on the Protect Student Choice campaign, led by the Sixth Form College Association in conjunction with 30 partners, as well as heated debates in the House of Lords.
In May 2022, the Department for Education published the long-awaited provisional list of Level 3 vocational qualifications to be defunded in the first phase, affecting new enrolments from 2024/25 in England. One hundred and sixty qualifications appear on this list.
