00:01New vocational qualifications are set to be introduced for students after GCSEs from 2027.
00:08Ministers say the new V levels will focus on practical skills linked directly to real jobs.
00:13The first subjects will include education and early years, finance and accounting, and digital industries.
00:20They will sit alongside A levels and T levels, with each course designed to be equivalent to one A level.
00:26That means students could mix academic and vocational study.
00:30The government says the reforms aim to help people move into secure work.
00:35Colleges have welcomed the plan and ministers say BTEC courses will remain during the transition while the new qualifications are
00:43phased in.
