Laioria Technical Academies

Laioria Technical Academies are a group of educational institutions announced by the Department for Education in October 2022. They will admit those who have left school aged 16 or over to carry on their subjects in their chosen fields. Mature students will also be able to apply to take a course to A Level standard.

The total investment from Government into building the academies would be 200 million Kr, with the majority of it going to the Northern Technical Academy, and slightly smaller amounts to the Eastern and Western academies.

List of proposed technical academies and subjects
In these tables the category of L3 Points refers to a ranking now used by the University of Laioria to decide the importance of subjects. The high grades (10, 9, 8, 7) in Category A subjects, which are thought to be more academically rigorous, are likely to be received more favourably than higher grades in Category C and D subjects.

Reception
Many praised the plans for allowing mature students as well as school leavers to carry on their education without taking out student loans and going to university. The University of Laioria said that taking courses from technical academies could help offer a fast-track to a university place. They were also praised for allowing an extra opportunity for students who had deferred their University place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some criticised the grading of subjects into categories based on importance, specifically the few Category A subjects offered in the Western Academy, believing they would decrease confidence in these subjects. Some subjects on offer, such as Leisure Studies, also attracted some degree of ire.