Apprentices: Training

(asked on 10th September 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of apprenticeship starts in financial year 2022–2023 with (1) levy-paying and (2) non-levy paying employers undertook their training in (a) independent training providers, (b) general further education colleges, and (c) other providers.


Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern Portrait
Baroness Smith of Malvern
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 4th October 2024

Apprenticeship starts by provider type and funding type for the 2022/23 academic year are shown in the following tables.

Funding type

Provider type

Starts in Academic Year 2022/23

Starts percentage in Academic Year 2022/23

Supported by
Apprenticeship
Service Account
(ASA)
levy funds

General Further Education (FE) College including Tertiary

28,490

12.4%

Other Public Funded, such as Local Authorities and
Higher Education(HE)

50,320

21.9%

Private Sector Public Funded

149,510

65.1%

Schools

180

0.1%

Sixth Form College

130

0.1%

Special College

1090

0.5%

Total

229,720

100.0%


Funding type

Provider type

Starts in Academic Year 2022/23

Starts percentage in Academic Year 2022/23

Other
(not supported
by ASA levy
funds)

General FE College including Tertiary

30,210

28.1%

Other Public Funded, such as Local Authorities and HE

4510

4.2%

Private Sector Public Funded

71,310

66.4%

Schools

20

<0.05%

Sixth Form College

210

0.2%

Special College

1160

1.1%

Total

107,410

100.0%

Funding type

Provider type

Starts in Academic Year 2022/23

Starts percentage in Academic Year 2022/23

Total

General FE College including Tertiary

58,700

17.4%

Other Public Funded, such as Local Authorities and HE

54,830

16.3%

Private Sector Public Funded

220,820

65.5%

Schools

200

0.1%

Sixth Form College

340

0.1%

Special College

2250

0.7%

Total

337,140

100.0%

Note:

(1) Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10.

(2) Total starts are the count of apprenticeships started at any point during the stated academic period. Learners starting more than one apprenticeship will appear more than once.

These figures are published in the ‘apprenticeships statistics’ publication, which can accessed at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships.

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