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At least a third of the BTEC qualifications set to be axed in 2024 have been saved.

The Department for Education has today published the “final” list of level 3 qualifications that overlap with the first ten T Levels and face being defunded.

Of the 160 vocational and technical qualifications that were facing the chop, at least 106 will continue to be defunded in two years’ time. These courses account for around 38,000 current enrolments.

But a decision has been delayed on another 33 courses that overlap with health and science T Levels.

The content of these T Levels is being reviewed by the government after Ofqual found last year’s exams were not fit for purpose and led to results for over 1,000 students being regraded. The final outcome for these courses will be published later this calendar year.

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