Apprentices
(asked on 4th December 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many apprentices aged 25 and over who started an apprenticeship in 2021–22 and 2022–23 were enrolled for (1) a level 3 engineering apprenticeship, (2) a digital support technician level 3 apprenticeship, (3) a level 4 engineering apprenticeship, and (4) a level 4 software engineer or developer apprenticeship; what proportion each of these apprenticeships represents of the total number of apprenticeship starts for those aged 25 and over, in each of those years; and what proportion each represents of total starts on those specific apprenticeship standards.
The tables below contain the apprenticeship starts figures for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years:
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Level | Sector Subject Area (SSA) tier 2 | Apprenticeship starts age 25+ | Proportion of all 25+ apprenticeship starts | Proportion of all age starts on specific SSA at level | |||
2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | ||
3 | Engineering | 3,110 | 2,780 | 1.9% | 1.7% | 16.6% | 14.6% |
4 | Engineering | 760 | 870 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 67.9% | 70.9% |
Level | Standard name | Apprenticeship starts age 25+ | Proportion of all 25+ apprenticeship starts | Proportion of all age starts on specific standard at level | |||
2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | ||
3 | Digital Support Technician | 180 | 240 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 38.9% | 52.9% |
4 | Software Developer | 510 | 440 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 49.3% | 45.9% |
Notes:
(1) Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
(2) Age is based on age at the start of the programme.
(3) Data source is the Individualised Learner Record.
Further information on apprenticeship starts can be found in the apprenticeships and traineeships statistics publication, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships.