Guidance

Approved higher technical qualifications

Lists the higher technical qualifications (HTQs) currently approved by Skills England.

From:
Skills England
Published
2 June 2025
Last updated
6 August 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Approved higher technical qualifications JulyFebruary 2025

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 5.3943.7 MBKB

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Details

This guidance has been transferred from the previous skills body the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) following its closure on 31 May 2025. The guidance is under review and may be subject to change.

Approved HTQs align to Skills England’s occupational standards.   

We may: 

  • review qualifications at any time
  • withdraw approval following a review if our approval requirements are no longer met

Updates to this page

Published 2 June 2025
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  1. The attachment 'Approved higher technical qualifications' has been updated to the July 2025 version.

  2. First published.

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