"Indeed, we have always assumed that any transcripts or programs submitted for public service value qualification were final products and not subject to further change," the statement said.
There will also be three slots available to further EBacc subjects or what the government has termed a "high value qualification" – the government will produce a list of these subjects every year.
The final three subjects will be "other high-value qualifications".
A Department for Education spokeswoman said: "Previously schools could do well in performance tables by offering poor-value qualifications, 94% of which failed rigorous tests by experts to check their value to pupils' future education and employment prospects.
The Rise To process then matches candidates to companies and opportunities based on values, qualifications, experience, and skills and is driven by two factors: the basics – such as location, sector, and qualifications – along with machine-learned data in-line with an employer's needs.
Mr Evans added that GCSEs were strong and valued qualifications and although they had not picked up a groundswell of backing for changes in Wales similar to those proposed in England, including a possible return to O Levels, that did not mean that GCSEs could not be modernised and improved, including the number of exams sat by pupils, to avoid possible curriculum overload.
Although the UK honours degree is a robust and valued qualification, it was clear to us that the degree classification system needed updating and replacing.
We need to demonstrate that the Ph.D. is a valued qualification in industry, commerce, government, teaching, the military, the service sector, the media, finance, the social services, the voluntary sector, and so forth.
Entry standards and the tariff score The Ucas tariff – the aggregated measure that summarises the total value of qualifications that students have accumulated before entering higher education – has changed for students completing level 3 qualifications in 2017.
