University technical college

University technical colleges specialise in subjects like engineering and construction, taught alongside business skills and the use of IT.

UTCs must specialise in subjects that require technical and modern equipment, but they also all teach business skills and the use of information and communications technology (ICT).

[5] When operating, UTCs receive the same per capita funding as other schools in the local authority, calculated by the same formula, and £87 extra to cover UTC-specific administration.

[6] The university technical college programme as a whole is sponsored by the Baker Dearing Educational Trust,[7] which promotes the setting up of UTCs.

[9] Many large companies have pledged to co-sponsor UTCs including Arup, British Airways, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover and Sony.