Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Apprentices
(asked on 9th May 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what levels of apprenticeships are offered by his Department; and how many apprenticeship starts there were at each level in each of the last three years.
Defra currently offers apprenticeships ranging from Level 2 (Business Administration) through to a Level 7 qualification in Finance.
Since April 2016 there have been 79 apprenticeship starts in Defra, broken down against scheme level as follows:
2016/17
Name | Level | Equivalent Educational Level | Number of Starts |
Advanced | 3 | A Level | 29 |
Higher | 4, 5, 6 & 7 | Foundation Degree and above | 4* |
*3 at Level 4 and 1 at Level 5
2017/18
Name | Level | Equivalent Educational Level | Number of Starts |
Advanced | 3 | A Level | 16 |
Higher | 4, 5, 6 & 7 | Foundation Degree and above | 30 |
Data on apprentices was not held centrally in 2015 so we are unable to provide information for that year.