§ Mr. SimmondsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on the future of the advanced vocational certificate of education. [165862]
§ Mr. MilibandThe specifications for the Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education are currently being revised in order that, from September 2005, they will follow the same A S/A2 format as the GCE. Their longer-term future is being considered by the Working Group on 14-19 RAorm, whose final report is due in the autumn.