Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people undertook workplace training opportunities in (a) Level 2 and (b) Level 3 qualifications in (i) 2017-18, (ii) 2018-19, (iii) 2019-20 and (iv) 2020-21.
Apprenticeship participation at level 2 and 3 in the 2017/18 to 2020/21 academic years is shown in the table below. Additionally, the number of traineeship starts in each academic year is shown (although traineeship programmes do not have a defined level).
| 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 |
Level 2 apprenticeship participation | 374,400 | 275,800 | 225,300 | 185,400 |
Level 3 apprenticeship participation | 372,400 | 356,200 | 338,700 | 326,400 |
Total apprenticeship participation | 814,800 | 742,400 | 719,000 | 713,000 |
Traineeship starts | 17,700 | 14,900 | 12,100 | 17,400 |
Note:
Further information on apprenticeship starts and traineeship starts can be found in the Apprenticeships and traineeships statistics publication: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships.