Policy paper

Technical Excellence Colleges: launch of Wave 2

Information on the policy objectives, delivery model, funding, and selection process for Wave 2 of the Technical Excellence Colleges (TEC) programme to support applicants.

From:
Department for Education
Published
15 December 2025

Applies to England

Documents

Technical Excellence Colleges: launch of Wave 2

HTML

Details

This guidance covers policy information for applicants of Wave 2 TECs, including:

  • TEC objectives and outputs
  • alignment with the Industrial Strategy priority city regions and clusters
  • the ‘hub and spoke’ delivery model with example activities
  • funding
  • the selection process for Wave 2 TECs
  • involvement of strategic authorities
  • ways of working for TECs

Updates to this page

Published 15 December 2025

Sign up for emails or print this page