Institutes of Technology
(asked on 3rd January 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support Institutes of Technology.
The collaborative approach between further education, higher education and employers developed by Institutes of Technology (IoTs) is valued. The department will be working with the sector as we develop our strategy for post-16 education and skills.
Information on the number of students that took higher technical education courses (those at, or above, level 4) at IoTs are set out in the table below.
Academic Year* | Level 4+ learners | Background |
2018/19 | 0 | The first IoT opened in September 2019 therefore no learners were recorded in annual year 2018/19 |
2019/20 | 916 | Based on 6 IoTs open to learners |
2020/21 | 1901 | Based on 8 IoTs open to learners |
2021/22 | 3089 | Based on 11 IoTs open to learners |
2022/23 | 4512 | Based on 15 IoTs open to learners |
2023/24 | 6381 | Based on 19 IoTs open to learners (This data is incomplete as the Higher Education Statistic Agency data will not be available until April 2025.) |
*The department changed the way the data was collected and presented from 2021/22 academic year. The figures for 2019/20 and 2020/21 academic years are for learner starts at levels 4 and 5. The figures for 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 academic years are for learner cohorts for level 4+ (including level 6 and above).