Share your view: Funding of vocational education for the construction and infrastructure sector

How can funding and incentives be improved to better meet the needs of learners, employers, and the sector overall?

Full report

How can funding and incentives be improved to better meet the needs of learners, employers and the sector overall? 

What we're proposing 

We’ve identified five key changes to the way vocational education is funded and supported in the construction and infrastructure sector:  

  • Change 1: Take a people-centred approach to learning support 
  • Change 2: Devolved decision-making  
  • Change 3: Strengthening the investment approach  
  • Change 4: Increase work-based learner fees  
  • Change 5: Introduce industry training levies 

Read the Discussion paper (summary of proposed changes) 

Join our webinar 

We’re holding an one-off webinar to talk through the proposed changes and answer your questions. 
 
Date: 11 June 2025 
Time: 12pm 
Register here

We want your views

We’re now seeking feedback on these proposals from across the sector — including learners, employers, education providers, workforce planners, and anyone else with a stake in the future of vocational education. Click here to share your submission. 

 
How your feedback will be used 

Your input will help shape the final recommendations for a funding system better serves the needs of all those who rely on it. 
 

How to provide feedback 

We welcome your feedback on this discussion paper. 

Thank you for taking the time to share your views.