Academic year 2019/20

Apprenticeships and traineeships

Apprenticeship and traineeship starts, achievements and participation. Includes breakdowns by age, sex, ethnicity, subject, provider, geography etc.

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• Produced by: Department for Education
• Published: 26 November 2020
• Last updated: 28 January 2021

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• Adverts posted on the Find An Apprenticeship website, by level and month, from August 2018 to November 2020

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• Starts by region and level, 2019/20

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• Participation in parliamentary constituencies by level, 2017/18 to 2019/20

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• Starts on frameworks and standards by level and subject area, 2017/18 to 2019/20

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• Starts by level, IMD quintile and age, 2017/18 to 2019/20

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• Vacancies posted on the Find An Apprenticeship website, by level and month, from August 2018 to November 2020

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• Total commitments by training start date and age reported at 1 December 2020

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• Starts by primary LLDD and level, 2017/18 to 2019/20

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• Participation by level, IMD quintile and age, 2017/18 to 2019/20

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• Starts by gender and subject area, 2017/18 to 2019/20

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• Starts by learner demographics, 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Achievements by level, 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Starts by subject area and framework/standard name, 2017/18 to 2019/20

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• Starts supported by ASA levy funds by age and level, 2017/18 to 2019/20

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• Learner characteristics - latest headline summary

  National

  In progress

  • Number of rows: 73
  • Indicators:
    • Starts
    • Starts %
  • Filters:
    • Summary characteristic
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Traineeships - latest starts, completions and conversions to apprenticeships

  National

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  • Number of rows: 91
  • Indicators:
    • Apprenticeship starts following t'ship
    • Conversion rate into apprenticeship
    • Traineeship completion rate
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • T'ship start quarter
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Annual headlines - detailed series

  National

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  • Number of rows: 357
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Learner Participation
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Age
    • Funding Type
    • Level
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Apprenticeship Service - commitments - December 2020 update

  National

  In progress

  • Number of rows: 14,671
  • Indicators:
    • Commitments
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Apprenticeship level
    • Latest levy status
  • Time period: 2020 December

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• Learner characteristics - deprivation by starts

  National

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  • Number of rows: 17,797
  • Indicators:
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Age (under 19/19+)
    • Age group
    • Apprenticeship level
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Duration, planned length of stay and length of employment

  National

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  • Number of rows: 144
  • Indicators:
    • Average expected duration (days)
    • Starts
    • Starts (used in duration calculations)
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Apprenticeship detailed level
    • Length of employment
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Subjects and levels - learner demographics

  National

  In progress

  • Number of rows: 250,982
  • Indicators:
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Age group (detailed)
    • Apprenticeship detailed level
    • BAME learners
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Subjects and levels - apprenticeship levy

  National

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  • Number of rows: 7,849
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Age (under 19/19+)
    • Age group
    • Apprenticeship level
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Annual headlines - summary

  National

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  • Number of rows: 55
  • Indicators:
    • Starts
    • Starts %
  • Filters:
    • Summary characteristic
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Learner characteristics - learning difficulties and-or disability

  National

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  • Number of rows: 39,181
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Learner Participation
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Age Group
    • Age Group U19 Adult
    • BAME
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Charts

  National

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  • Number of rows: 16
  • Indicators:
    • Adult Apprenticeships
    • Adult Community learning
    • Adult Education & training
  • Time period: 2005/06 to 2019/20

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• Monthly apprenticeship starts

  National

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  • Number of rows: 3,119
  • Indicators:
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Age-group
    • Apprenticeship level and overall standards
    • Funding type
  • Time period: 2017/18 to 2019/20

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• Find an apprenticeship adverts and vacancies - December 2020

  National

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  • Number of rows: 196
  • Indicators:
    • Adverts
    • Vacancies
  • Filters:
    • Level
    • Month
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

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• Subjects and levels - standards and frameworks

  National

  In progress

  • Number of rows: 111,306
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Age Group
    • Detailed Level
    • Framework / Standard Code
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Geographical breakdowns - PCON and LAD participation

  Local authority district, Parliamentary constituency

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  • Number of rows: 61,757
  • Indicators:
    • Participation at advanced level (Aug-Jul)
    • Participation at higher level (Aug-Jul)
    • Participation at intermediate level (Aug-Jul)
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Gender
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Subjects and levels - detailed series

  National

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  • Number of rows: 109,065
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Enrolments
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Degree
    • Detailed Level
    • Framework / Standard
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Providers - latest headline summary

  National

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  • Number of rows: 85
  • Indicators:
    • Starts
    • Starts Percentage
  • Filters:
    • Level
    • Provider Type
  • Time period: 2017/18 to 2019/20

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• Public sector target - summary

  National

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  • Number of rows: 27
  • Indicators:
    • % of employees starting apprenticeships in period
    • % of new employees who were apprentices in period
    • Apprentices % at end of period
  • Filters:
    • Sub-sector
  • Time period: 2017-18 to 2019-20

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• Learner characteristics - detailed series

  National

  In progress

  • Number of rows: 252,041
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Learner Participation
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Age Group
    • Age Group U19 Adult
    • BAME
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Subjects and levels - latest headline summary

  National

  In progress

  • Number of rows: 76
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Achievements %
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Sector Subject Area
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Traineeships - learner demographics

  National

  In progress

  • Number of rows: 111
  • Indicators:
    • Traineeship starts
  • Filters:
    • Learner characteristic summary
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Geographical breakdowns - latest regional summary

  Regional

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  • Number of rows: 122
  • Indicators:
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Apprenticeship level
  • Time period: 2017/18 to 2019/20

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• Apprenticeship Service - commitments

  National

  In progress

  • Number of rows: 14,393
  • Indicators:
    • Commitments
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Apprenticeship level
    • Latest levy status
  • Time period: 2020 November

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• Learner characteristics - deprivation

  National

  In progress

  • Number of rows: 379
  • Indicators:
    • Advanced Learners
    • Higher Learners
    • Intermediate Learners
  • Filters:
    • Age (under 19/19+)
    • Age Group
    • Learner Deprivation
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20

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• Geographical breakdowns - detailed (1 year)

  Local authority district, Regional

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  • Number of rows: 536,164
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Apprenticeship level
    • Ethnicity group
  • Time period: 2019/20

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Supporting files

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11 supporting data files

• Underlying data - Public sector target organisations

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• Supporting tables - Apprenticeship starts since may 2010 and 2015 by region, local authority and pcon

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• Underlying data - Apprenticeship achievements

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• Underlying data - Apprenticeship demographics

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• Underlying data - Apprenticeship starts and achievements (leps)

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• Underlying data - Apprenticeship monthly starts

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• Underlying data - Apprenticeship starts

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• Underlying data - Apprenticeship participation

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• Supporting tables - Vacancies and adverts by level

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• Metadata for underlying data files

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• User guide to further education and skills statistics

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