Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 20 December 2018 (HL12346), how many of the 380 apprenticeship standards now approved relate to the construction, planning and built environment sector; and how many apprenticeship standards within that sector have been submitted but are still awaiting approval.

The Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) is the independent body with responsibility for the development and approval of apprenticeship standards.

At the time of writing, the IfA’s website shows that, of the 390 apprenticeship standards now approved for delivery, 66 are within the construction sector. A further 32 standards are in development and there are 6 proposals within that sector that have been submitted but are still awaiting approval.

The IfA’s website can be found here: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/.