Scrapping BTEC qualifications will lead to “qualifications gap” in key sectors, report finds

A new report has found that the government’s plan to scrap applied general qualifications (AGQs) such as BTECs, in order to direct more 16- to 18-year-olds to study its new T level qualifications, will create a significant “qualifications gap” that will leave tens of thousands of students without a pathway to higher education or skilled employment in key sectors of the economy.