Theresa May is to shake up technical education as part of an industrial strategy for a post-Brexit UK.
But she told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show that among a "variety of things" being introduced she wants to "put an emphasis on technical education".
"It's about forging and shaping the new future," she said.
There have long been calls for the UK to re-balance its economy, a task made more urgent if the City of London's big financial firms slim down operations after Brexit.
Mrs May told the Marr show she wanted to bolster both manufacturing and services, but also to help future growth areas.
She said: "What is the shape of the economy we want for the future? Where are the successful sectors that we can encourage to grow? And what are the sectors that we need to look at for the future?"
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