Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many adults were enrolled on (a) Level 4, (b) Level 5 and (c) Level 6 courses in England in each of the last five years.

The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on students enrolled at UK Higher Education Providers.

Table 1b of the Statistical First Release ‘Higher Education Enrolments and Qualifications Obtained in the UK 2013/14’ provides the number of enrolments at both Higher Education Institutions and Further Education Colleges by qualification aim.

https://www.hesa.ac.uk/sfr210

Information on how higher education qualification aims are ascribed to the National Vocational Qualification Levels is available at the following link:

https://www.hesa.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_studrec&task=show_file&mnl=13051&href=a^_^COURSEAIM.html