However, NUS has stressed the need to design V-Levels with students’ wellbeing and futures in mind.
NUS has welcomed the introduction of V-Levels, a new vocational alternative to A-Levels.
Though we are still waiting on the details, the union is reacting with hope that these V-Levels will offer more options to students in further education following cuts to BTECs.
Commenting, Qasim Hussain, NUS Vice President Further Education, said:
“Right now, there’s a lot of different options, and students need clarity. Any new qualifications should be designed to open doors for learners and create opportunities for training or further study and investment into high quality education.
“Two hundred thousand young people are currently taking qualifications that they have been told will lose funding. We need to make sure that the transition into new qualifications is as smooth as possible and we look forward to working with government to put what students need right at the heart of their design.”
