Academic year 2020/21

Apprenticeships and traineeships

Data guidance

Published 28 January 2021

Description

This document describes the  contents of the underlying data files accompanying the ‘Apprenticeships and traineeships’ statistics publication. There is a Methodology document that is linked under ‘Useful information’ at the top of the release, that contains further information on the statistics published here.

Coverage

England

Data files

All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.

Achievement rates - BAME

• Filename: achievement-rates-ssat1-bame-1819.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19
• Content:

  Apprenticeship national achievement rate tables

  Academic year: 2018/19; ; Indicators: Achievement rate, Achievers, Completers, Leavers, Pass rate, Retention rate

  Filters: BAME, Age group, Standard/Framework flag, Sector subject area (tier 1), Apprenticeship level

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Age	Age group
Apprenticeship_Level_Grouped	Apprenticeship level
BAME	BAME learners
Overall_Achievement_Rate_%	Achievement Rate
Overall_Achievers	Achievers
Overall_Completers	Completers
Overall_Leavers	Leavers
Overall_Pass_Rate_%	Pass Rate
Overall_Retention_Rate_%	Retention Rate
Sector_Subject_Area_T1	Subject area (tier 1)
Standard	Standard/ Framework Flag

Footnotes

1. Sector Subject Area (SSA) codes are available on the qualification description page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/types-of-regulated-qualifications/qualification-descriptions
2. Figures include all funded and unfunded apprenticeship programmes reported on the ILR.
3. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
4. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5 but greater than 0
5. For Apprenticeships, age is calculated based on age at start of the programme rather than based on 31 August. The following age bands have been used in this report: 16-18, 19-23, 24+.
6. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
7. Achievement rates are based on the individual apprenticeship programmes that were completed in the relevant year (Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of programme aims achieved divided by the number started, excluding the programme aims of any learners that transferred onto another qualification within the same institution.
8. Retention rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims completed divided by the number of leavers.
9. The data source for all tables is the apprenticeships achievement rate dataset.
10. The overall achievement rate is based on the Hybrid End Year. The Hybrid End Year is the later of the Achievement Year, Expected End Year, Actual End Year or Reporting Year of a programme.
11. Pass rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims achieved divided by the number successfully completed.
12. Achievement rates are calculated according to the Apprenticeship Qualification Achievement Rate business rules. These documents are available on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/qualification-achievement-rates-and-minimum-standards
13. Further guidance for the Apprenticeships National Achievement Rate Tables can be found on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sfa-national-success-rates-tables

Achievement rates - demographics

• Filename: achievement-rates-demographics-1819.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19
• Content:

  Apprenticeship national achievement rate tables

  Academic year: 2018/19; ; Indicators: Achievement rate, Achievers, Completers, Leavers, Pass rate, Retention rate

  Filters: Demographic group (Gender, LLDD, Ethnicity group, Age group), demographic description, Standard/Framework flag

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
demographic	Demographic
group	Group
Overall_Achievement_Rate_%	Achievement Rate
Overall_Achievers	Achievers
Overall_Completers	Completers
Overall_Leavers	Leavers
Overall_Pass_Rate_%	Pass Rate
Overall_Retention_Rate_%	Retention Rate
Standard	Standard/ Framework Flag

Footnotes

1. Figures include all funded and unfunded apprenticeship programmes reported on the ILR.
2. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
3. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5 but greater than 0
4. For Apprenticeships, age is calculated based on age at start of the programme rather than based on 31 August. The following age bands have been used in this report: 16-18, 19-23, 24+.
5. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
6. Achievement rates are based on the individual apprenticeship programmes that were completed in the relevant year (Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of programme aims achieved divided by the number started, excluding the programme aims of any learners that transferred onto another qualification within the same institution.
7. Retention rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims completed divided by the number of leavers.
8. The data source for all tables is the apprenticeships achievement rate dataset.
9. The overall achievement rate is based on the Hybrid End Year. The Hybrid End Year is the later of the Achievement Year, Expected End Year, Actual End Year or Reporting Year of a programme.
10. Achievement rates are calculated according to the Apprenticeship Qualification Achievement Rate business rules. These documents are available on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/qualification-achievement-rates-and-minimum-standards
11. Further guidance for the Apprenticeships National Achievement Rate Tables can be found on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sfa-national-success-rates-tables

Achievement rates - gender

• Filename: achievement-rates-ssat1-gender-1819.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19
• Content:

  Apprenticeship national achievement rate tables

  Academic year: 2018/19; ; Indicators: Achievement rate, Achievers, Completers, Leavers, Pass rate, Retention rate

  Filters: Gender, Sector subject area (tier 1), Age group, Standard/Framework flag, Apprenticeship level

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Age	Age group
Apprenticeship_Level_Grouped	Apprenticeship level
Gender	Gender
Overall_Achievement_Rate_%	Achievement Rate
Overall_Achievers	Achievers
Overall_Completers	Completers
Overall_Leavers	Leavers
Overall_Pass_Rate_%	Pass Rate
Overall_Retention_Rate_%	Retention Rate
Sector_Subject_Area_T1	Subject area (tier 1)
Standard	Standard/ Framework Flag

Footnotes

1. Sector Subject Area (SSA) codes are available on the qualification description page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/types-of-regulated-qualifications/qualification-descriptions
2. Figures include all funded and unfunded apprenticeship programmes reported on the ILR.
3. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
4. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5 but greater than 0
5. For Apprenticeships, age is calculated based on age at start of the programme rather than based on 31 August. The following age bands have been used in this report: 16-18, 19-23, 24+.
6. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
7. Achievement rates are based on the individual apprenticeship programmes that were completed in the relevant year (Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of programme aims achieved divided by the number started, excluding the programme aims of any learners that transferred onto another qualification within the same institution.
8. Retention rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims completed divided by the number of leavers.
9. The data source for all tables is the apprenticeships achievement rate dataset.
10. The overall achievement rate is based on the Hybrid End Year. The Hybrid End Year is the later of the Achievement Year, Expected End Year, Actual End Year or Reporting Year of a programme.
11. Pass rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims achieved divided by the number successfully completed.
12. Achievement rates are calculated according to the Apprenticeship Qualification Achievement Rate business rules. These documents are available on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/qualification-achievement-rates-and-minimum-standards
13. Further guidance for the Apprenticeships National Achievement Rate Tables can be found on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sfa-national-success-rates-tables

Achievement rates - learning difficulties and or disability

• Filename: achievement-rates-ssat1-lldd-1819.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19
• Content:

  Apprenticeship national achievement rate tables

  Academic year: 2018/19; ; Indicators: Achievement rate, Achievers, Completers, Leavers, Pass rate, Retention rate

  Filters: Apprenticeship level, Age group, Sector subject area (tier 1), LLDD flag, Standard/Framework flag

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Age	Age group
Apprenticeship_Level_Grouped	Apprenticeship level
Learning_Difficulty_Disability	Learning difficulty/disability
Overall_Achievement_Rate_%	Achievement Rate
Overall_Achievers	Achievers
Overall_Completers	Completers
Overall_Leavers	Leavers
Overall_Pass_Rate_%	Pass Rate
Overall_Retention_Rate_%	Retention Rate
Sector_Subject_Area_T1	Subject area (tier 1)
Standard	Standard/ Framework Flag

Footnotes

1. Sector Subject Area (SSA) codes are available on the qualification description page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/types-of-regulated-qualifications/qualification-descriptions
2. Figures include all funded and unfunded apprenticeship programmes reported on the ILR.
3. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
4. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5 but greater than 0
5. For Apprenticeships, age is calculated based on age at start of the programme rather than based on 31 August. The following age bands have been used in this report: 16-18, 19-23, 24+.
6. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
7. Achievement rates are based on the individual apprenticeship programmes that were completed in the relevant year (Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of programme aims achieved divided by the number started, excluding the programme aims of any learners that transferred onto another qualification within the same institution.
8. Retention rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims completed divided by the number of leavers.
9. The data source for all tables is the apprenticeships achievement rate dataset.
10. The overall achievement rate is based on the Hybrid End Year. The Hybrid End Year is the later of the Achievement Year, Expected End Year, Actual End Year or Reporting Year of a programme.
11. Pass rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims achieved divided by the number successfully completed.
12. Achievement rates are calculated according to the Apprenticeship Qualification Achievement Rate business rules. These documents are available on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/qualification-achievement-rates-and-minimum-standards
13. Further guidance for the Apprenticeships National Achievement Rate Tables can be found on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sfa-national-success-rates-tables

Achievement rates - time series

• Filename: achievement-rates-time-series-1819-20220203.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2017/18 to 2018/19
• Content:

  Apprenticeship national achievement rate tables

  Academic year: 2017/18 to 2018/19; ; Indicators: Achievement rate, Leavers, Pass rate, Retention rate

  Filters: Standard/Framework flag, Apprenticeship level, Detailed level, Sector subject area (tier 1)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievement_rate	Achievement Rate
apprenticeship_level	Apprenticeship Level
detailed_level	Detailed Level
leavers	Leavers
pass_rate	Pass Rate
retention_rate	Retention Rate
sector_subject_area	Subject area (tier 1)
standard_framework_flag	Standard/ Framework Flag

Footnotes

1. Sector Subject Area (SSA) codes are available on the qualification description page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/types-of-regulated-qualifications/qualification-descriptions
2. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 50
3. Figures include all funded and unfunded apprenticeship programmes reported on the ILR.
4. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
5. Achievement rates are based on the individual apprenticeship programmes that were completed in the relevant year (Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of programme aims achieved divided by the number started, excluding the programme aims of any learners that transferred onto another qualification within the same institution.
6. Retention rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims completed divided by the number of leavers.
7. The data source for all tables is the apprenticeships achievement rate dataset.
8. The overall achievement rate is based on the Hybrid End Year. The Hybrid End Year is the later of the Achievement Year, Expected End Year, Actual End Year or Reporting Year of a programme.
9. Pass rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims achieved divided by the number successfully completed.
10. Achievement rates are calculated according to the Apprenticeship Qualification Achievement Rate business rules. These documents are available on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/qualification-achievement-rates-and-minimum-standards
11. Further guidance for the Apprenticeships National Achievement Rate Tables can be found on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sfa-national-success-rates-tables

Annual Headlines - detailed series

• Filename: app-annual-detailed-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2014/15 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Time series of headline apprenticeship figures

  Academic year: 2014/15 to 2020/21; ; Indicators: Starts, Achievements, Learner participation, Percentage Starts, Percentage Achievements, Percentage Learner participation

  Filters: Apprenticeship level, Funding type, Age group

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievements	Achievements
age_group	Age
funding_type	Funding Type
level	Level
participation	Learner Participation
percentage_achievements	Percentage Achievements
percentage_participation	Percentage Learner Participation
percentage_starts	Percentage Starts
starts	Starts

Footnotes

1. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
2. Age for starts is based on age at the start of the programme
3. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5 but greater than 0
4. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
5. Age for apprenticeship participation is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
6. Age for achievements is based on age at the start of the programme, not the age at which they achieved

Apprenticeship service - commitments

• Filename: app-service-commitments-2021-dec.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2021 December
• Content:

  Commitments recorded on the apprenticeship service as of 08 December 2021

  Academic year: Training start dates from the 2018/19 academic year onwards; ; Indicators: Commitments

  Filters: Start academic year, Start month, Latest levy status, Apprenticeship level, Payment status, Transfer flag, Age group

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age group
commitments	Commitments
latest_levy_status	Latest levy status
level	Apprenticeship level
payment_status	Payment status
start_academic_year	Start academic year
start_month	Start month
transfer_flag	Transfer flag

Footnotes

1. Commitments may be recorded on the Apprenticeship Service system after the training start date has passed and therefore data should be treated as highly provisional
2. The levy-status of a commitment is based on the latest known status of the corresponding apprenticeship service account. This means that historical commitments may change their levy status if the apprenticeship service account was to subsequently change their status
3. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5 but greater than 0
4. From 01 April 2021, all non-levy paying organisations are using the apprenticeship service. Prior to this date some starts with non-levy employers were not funded through the apprenticeship service and so the data reported here only provides a partial picture.
5. On 9 January 2020 the Apprenticeship service was extended to all employers that do not pay the levy to register and reserve funds. Prior to January 2020 it was only possible for non-levy organisations to set up apprenticeship service accounts and have commitments in order to utilise levy transfers, whilst a limited number of non-levy organisations registered accounts as part of testing in preparation for the extension of the service to all employers
6. Fully agreed commitments include commitments for which funding payments are complete, along with those that are actively being funded

Charts data

• Filename: data-for-graphs-2021.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2005/06 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Historical time series of headline adult (19+) further further education and skills learner participation, containing breakdowns by provision type and in some cases level. Also includes all age apprenticeship participation figures.; ; Academic year: 2005/06 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Adult Apprenticeship, Adult Community learning, Adult Education & training, Adult FE & skills, Adult FE & skills - Level 4+, Adult FE & skills - Full Level 2, Adult FE & skills - Full Level3, Apprenticeships - Advanced, Apprenticeships - Higher, Apprenticeships - Intermediate, All age Apprenticeships

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
19+_apps	Adult Apprenticeships
19+_cl	Adult Community learning
19+_eandt	Adult Education & training
19+_fes	Adult FE & skills
19+_fes_f4	Adult FE & skills - Level 4+
19+_fes_fl2	Adult FE & skills - Full Level 2
19+_fes_fl3	Adult FE & skills - Full Level3
app_advanced	Apprenticeships - Advanced
app_higher	Apprenticeships - Higher
app_intermediate	Apprenticeships - Intermediate
apps_all	All age Apprenticeships

Footnotes

1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 50
2. Participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
3. Participation at intermediate, advanced and higher levels is a count of learners that participated at those levels at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will only appear once at each level but can appear in the count at more than one level

Duration, planned length of stay and length of employment

• Filename: app-duration-staylength-emplength-2021-q4-20212219.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2014/15 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Apprenticeship duration, apprenticeship planned length of stay and length of employment; ; Academic year: 2014/15 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts, Starts (used in duration calculations), Average expected duration

  Filters: Age group, Detailed level, Length of employment, Planned length of stay;

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_summary	Age
apps_level_detailed	Level
avg_expected_duration	Average expected duration (days)
length_employment	Length of Employment
planned_length_stay	Planned Length of Stay
starts	Starts
starts_for_duration	Starts (used in duration calculations)

Footnotes

1. Age for starts is based on age at the start of the programme
2. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
3. Length of Employment is based on the First Day of Learning with the current employer as recorded in the ILR
4. Apprenticeship starts are rounded to the nearest 100
5. Apprenticeships of less than 12 months include those where prior attainment is taken into account hence the required amount of training is reduced
6. Expected duration is based on learning start date and planned end date as recorded on the ILR. Re-starting learners who may have returned from a planned break are excluded

Find an apprenticeship adverts and vacancies

• Filename: app-vacancies-adverts-2021-dec.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2021/22
• Content:

  Adverts and vacancies as reported on the Find an apprenticeship (opens in a new tab)website; ; Academic year: 2018/19 to 2021/22

  Indicators: Adverts, Vacancies

  Filters: Month, level

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
adverts	Adverts
level	Level
month	Month
vacancies	Vacancies

Footnotes

1. The number of adverts does not provide a true measure of adverts for apprenticeships because many are not advertised through the Find An Apprenticeship website, therefore the measure represents a subset of the total number available across the marketplace as a whole
2. The number of vacancies could include some over-counting as it may be possible for a vacancy to have previously been advertised and some vacancies can be extended
3. Level is as declared by the user placing the advert and does not necessarily align with the definition of level we publish elsewhere. Higher apprenticeships here include those declared as 'Higher' and 'Degree' in the advert. Degree apprenticeships here are those higher apprenticeships at level 6 or 7 apprenticeships declared as "Degree". Elsewhere we define a degree apprenticeships as a level 6 or 7 apprenticeship with a mandatory degree component that is required for successful achievement of the apprenticeship
4. A vacancy is a unique opportunity to undertake an apprenticeship with an employer and the number of vacancies provides a count of apprenticeship vacancies published on FAA in a particular period
5. The number of vacancies does not provide a true measure of vacancies for apprenticeships because many are not advertised through the Find An Apprenticeship website, therefore the measure represents a subset of the total number available across the marketplace as a whole
6. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10
7. The 2021/22 academic year currently only contains four months of data. 'z' indicates future months for which data are not yet available
8. Adverts are vacancy notices and will include at least one apprenticeship vacancy with an employer (one advert could potentially include a large number of individual vacancies)

Geographical breakdowns - detailed (reported to date)

• Filename: app-geography-detailed-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority district; National; Regional
• Time period: 2020/21
• Content:

  Detailed geographical breakdowns (National, Regional, Local Authority District) of apprenticeship starts and achievements; ; Academic year: 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts, Achievements

  Filters: Apprenticeship level, Ethnicity group, Gender, Sector subject area (tier 1), Region, Local Authority District

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievements	Achievements (Aug to Jul)
apps_level	Apprenticeship Level
ethnicity_group	Ethnicity Group
gender	Gender
ssa_t1_desc	Subject Area (tier 1)
starts	Starts (Aug to Jul)

Footnotes

1. Total achievements are the count of Apprenticeships achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one Apprenticeship will appear more than once.
2. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5 but greater than 0
3. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
4. Ethnicity categories and BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic groups) have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census
5. 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
6. Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Where the postcode is outside of England or not known it is included in the 'Outside of England and unknown' category
7. Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of May 2021

Geographical breakdowns - latest regional summary

• Filename: app-geography-summary-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National; Regional
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Headline regional breakdowns of apprenticeship starts; ; Academic year: 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts

  Filters: Region

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
apps_level	Apprenticeship Level
starts	Starts (Aug to Jul)

Footnotes

1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 50
2. Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Where the postcode is outside of England or not known it is included in the 'Outside of England and unknown' category
3. Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of May 2021

Geographical breakdowns - LEP and EDA

• Filename: app-geog-lep-eda-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: English devolved area; Local enterprise partnership
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Detailed geographical breakdowns (English Devolved Area; Local Enterprise Partnership) of apprenticeship starts and achievements; ; Academic year: 2016/17 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts, Achievements

  Filters: Apprenticeship level, Ethnicity group, Gender, Sector subject area (tier 1), Age group, English Devolved Area; Local Enterprise Partnership

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievements	Achievements
age_summary	Age -group
apps_level	Apprenticeship Level
ethnicity_group	Ethnic group
gender	Gender -group
ssa_t1_desc	Sector Subject Area (tier 1)
starts	Starts

Footnotes

1. Total achievements are the count of Apprenticeships achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one Apprenticeship will appear more than once.
2. Age for starts is based on age at the start of the programme
3. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
4. 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
5. Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Where the postcode is outside of England or not known it is included in the 'Outside of England and unknown' category
6. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5
7. Age for achievements is based on age at the start of the programme, not the age at which they achieved

Geographical breakdowns - PCON and LAD

• Filename: app-geography-pcon-lad-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority district; National; Parliamentary constituency
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Geographical breakdowns (Local Authority District; National; Parliamentary Constituency) of apprenticeship starts and apprenticeship participation; ; Academic year: 2016/17 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts, Participation

  Filters: Apprenticeship level, Age group,Gender, Local Authority District; Parliamentary Constituency

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age Group
apps_level	Apprenticeship Level
gender	Gender
participation	Participation
starts	Starts

Footnotes

1. Age for starts is based on age at the start of the programme
2. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5 but greater than 0
3. Participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
4. Participation at intermediate, advanced and higher levels is a count of learners that participated at those levels at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will only appear once at each level but can appear in the count at more than one level
5. Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Where the postcode is outside of England or not known it is included in the 'Outside of England and unknown' category
6. Age for apprenticeship participation is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
7. Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of May 2021

Latest headlines - age and level

• Filename: app-latest-age-and-level-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Headline breakdowns (level and age) of apprenticeship starts, achievements and participation; ; Academic year: 2018/19 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts, Achievements, Participation, Starts percentage, Achievements percentage, Participation percentage

  Filters: Apprenticeship level, Age group,Funding type

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievements	Achievements
achievements_pct	Achievements Percentage
age_group	Age Group
funding_type	Funding
level	Level
participation	Participation
participation_pct	Participation Percentage
starts	Starts
starts_pct	Starts Percentage

Footnotes

1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 50
2. Total achievements are the count of Apprenticeships achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one Apprenticeship will appear more than once.
3. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
4. Age for starts is based on age at the start of the programme
5. Participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
6. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
7. A minor amendment to how we count ‘starts supported by Apprenticeship Service Account (ASA) levy funds’ has been applied from 2020/21, please see the ‘About these statistics’ section
8. Participation at intermediate, advanced and higher levels is a count of learners that participated at those levels at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will only appear once at each level but can appear in the count at more than one level
9. Age for apprenticeship participation is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
10. Age for achievements is based on age at the start of the programme, not the age at which they achieved

Learner characteristics - deprivation by participation

• Filename: app-learner-deprivation-part-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Apprenticeship participation by apprentice home deprivation (Indices of Multiple Deprivation quintile); ; Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Participation total, Higher level participation, Advanced level participation, Intermediate level participation,

  Filters: Age (under 19/19+), Age Summary, Learner Home Deprivation

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
advanced_learners	Advanced Learners
age_summary	Age Group
age_youth_adult	Age (under 19/19+)
higher_learners	Higher Learners
intermediate_learners	Intermediate Learners
learner_home_depriv	Learner Deprivation
participation	Participation

Footnotes

1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5 but greater than 0
2. Participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
3. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
4. Participation at intermediate, advanced and higher levels is a count of learners that participated at those levels at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will only appear once at each level but can appear in the count at more than one level
5. Age for apprenticeship participation is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
6. Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) quintiles from 2014/15 to 2018/19 are based on the 2015 IMD rank of the learner's home postcode. IMD quintiles for 2019/20 and 2020/21 are based on the 2019 IMD rank of the learner's home postcode.

Learner characteristics - deprivation by starts

• Filename: app-learner-deprivation-starts-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Apprenticeship starts by apprentice home deprivation (Indices of Multiple Deprivation quintile); ; Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts

  Filters: Age group (under 19/19+), Age Summary, Detailed level, Sector Subject Area, Learner Home Deprivation

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_summary	Age Group
age_youth_adult	Age (under 19/19+)
apps_level_detailed	Apprenticeship Detailed Level
learner_home_depriv	Learner deprivation
ssa_t1_desc	Sector Subject Area (tier 1)
starts	Starts

Footnotes

1. Age for starts is based on age at the start of the programme
2. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5 but greater than 0
3. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
4. Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) quintiles from 2014/15 to 2018/19 are based on the 2015 IMD rank of the learner's home postcode. IMD quintiles for 2019/20 and 2020/21 are based on the 2019 IMD rank of the learner's home postcode.

Learner characteristics - detailed series

• Filename: app-learner-detailed-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Time series of apprenticeship starts, achievements, participation, by learner characteristics; ; Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts, Achievements, Participation

  Filters: Age group (under 19/19+), Age Summary, BAME flag, ethnicity group, detailed ethnicity, gender, LLDD, apprenticeship level

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievements	Achievements
age_summary	Age group
age_youth_adult	Age (Under 19/19+)
bame	BAME
ethnicity_detailed	Ethnicity
ethnicity_group	Ethnicity group
gender	Gender
level	Level
lldd	LLDD
participation	Participation
starts	Starts

Footnotes

1. Age for starts is based on age at the start of the programme
2. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5 but greater than 0
3. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
4. Ethnicity categories and BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic groups) have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census
5. Age for apprenticeship participation is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
6. Age for achievements is based on age at the start of the programme, not the age at which they achieved

Learner characteristics - latest headline summary

• Filename: app-learner-summary-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Headline demographic summary of apprenticeship starts; ; Academic year: 2018/19 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts, Starts percentage

  Filters: Demographic group (Gender, LLDD flag, BAME flag, Age group), demographic description

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
demographic	Demographic
group	Group
starts	Starts (Aug to Jul)
starts_percent	Starts % (Aug to Jul)

Footnotes

1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 50
2. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
3. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
4. Ethnicity categories and BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic groups) have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census
5. Percentages for learner characteristics include those learners where the characteristic is known. 'Not known/not provided' categories are excluded from the calculation

Learner characteristics - learning difficulties and or disability

• Filename: app-learner-lldd-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Time series of apprenticeship starts, achievements, participation, by learning difficulty and/or disability; ; Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts, Achievements, Participation

  Filters: Age group (under 19/19+), Age Summary, BAME flag, Apprenticeship level, LLDD, Primary LLDD

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievements	Achievements
age_summary	Age Group
age_youth_adult	Age (Under 19/19+)
bame	BAME
level	Level
lldd	LLDD
lldd_primary	LLDD Primary
participation	Learner participation
starts	Starts

Footnotes

1. Total achievements are the count of Apprenticeships achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one Apprenticeship will appear more than once.
2. Age for starts is based on age at the start of the programme
3. A learner may record multiple LLDD categories but must indicate which of these is the primary disability, difficulty or health problem. Overall ‘Primary LLDD and health problem’ totals may not match the main LLDD figures
4. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5 but greater than 0
5. Participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
6. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
7. Ethnicity categories and BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic groups) have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census
8. Participation at intermediate, advanced and higher levels is a count of learners that participated at those levels at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will only appear once at each level but can appear in the count at more than one level
9. Age for apprenticeship participation is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
10. Age for achievements is based on age at the start of the programme, not the age at which they achieved

Monthly apprenticeship starts

• Filename: app-monthly-starts-2021-nov.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Monthly breakdowns, showing the latest available of apprenticeship starts; ; Academic year: 2018/19 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts

  Filters: Age Summary, Funding type, Apprenticeship Level/Standards, Start month

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_summary	Age Group
funding_type	Funding Type
levels_and_standards	Apprenticeship Level and Overall Standards
start_month	Start Month
starts	Starts (reported to date)

Footnotes

1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 50
2. Age for starts is based on age at the start of the programme
3. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
4. There are a small number of starts on frameworks that have been reported in 2020/21. All remaining apprenticeship frameworks were withdrawn to new learners on 31 July 2020. Learners who started on frameworks are where it has been agreed a learner can return to a previous framework they have been on after an extensive break
5. A minor amendment to how we count ‘starts supported by Apprenticeship Service Account (ASA) levy funds’ has been applied from 2020/21, please see the ‘About these statistics’ section

Providers - latest detailed series

• Filename: app-provider-starts-ach-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Provider
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Breakdowns of apprenticeship starts and achievements by individual provider; ; Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts, Achievements

  Filters: Apprenticeship level, Sector subject area (tier 1), Provider name (with UKPRN)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievements	Achievements
apps_level	Level
ssa_t1_desc	Subject area (tier 1)
starts	Starts

Footnotes

1. Total achievements are the count of Apprenticeships achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one Apprenticeship will appear more than once.
2. Provider UKPRN is shown after the provider name
3. 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
4. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5

Providers - latest headline summary

• Filename: app-provider-summary-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Headline summary of apprenticeship starts by provider type; ; Academic year: 2018/19 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts, Starts percentage

  Filters: Apprenticeship level, Provider type

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
apps_level	Level
provider_type	Provider Type
starts	Starts
starts_percent	Starts Percentage

Footnotes

1. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
2. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 50 but greater than 0

Providers - latest traineeship starts

• Filename: app-tship-provider-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Provider
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Breakdown of traineeship starts by individual provider; ; Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts

  Filters: Provider name (with UKPRN)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
traineeship_starts	Number of traineeship starts

Footnotes

1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5 but greater than 0
2. Provider UKPRN is shown after the provider name

Public sector target - summary

• Filename: app-pubsec-summary-2021.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2017-18 to 2020-21
• Content:

  Summary statistics of figures supplied by public sector bodies (up to and including 17 November 2021) covering the four years of the target (period covering 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2021)

  Reporting periods: 2017-18 to 2020-21

  Indicators:

  • Apprentices (prior to period, new in period, at end of period, cumulative since April 2017)
  • Employees (prior to period, new in period, at end of period, cumulative since April 2017)
  • Apprenticeship percentage (prior to period, new in period, at end of period cumulative since April 2017)
  • Number of employers in the period
  • Percentage of employees starting apprenticeships in period

  Filters: Subsector

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
app_end	Apprentices at end of period (thousands)
app_new	New apprentices in period (thousands)
app_new_cumulative	Cumulative new apprentices since April 2017 (thousands)
app_prior	Apprentices prior to period (thousands)
bodies	Number of employers included in period
emp_end	Headcount at end of period (thousands)
emp_new	New employees in period (thousands)
emp_prior	Headcount prior to period (thousands)
emp_prior_cumulative	Cumulative headcount since April 2017 (thousands)
pct_app_end	Apprentices % at end of period
pct_app_new	Apprenticeship training starts as % of new employees in period
pct_app_prior	Apprentices % prior to period
pct_target_cumulative	Average % of employees starting apprenticeship (since 1 April 2017)
pct_target_inyr	% of employees starting apprenticeships in period
sub_sector	Sub-sector - Filter by sub-sector

Footnotes

1. The Civil Service is covered by a single return compiled by the Cabinet Office
2. Staff in schools maintained by a Local Authority are included within the figures for the Local Authority, not in the 'schools' category
3. Sub-sectors have been assigned based on a mapping of Apprenticeship Service account names to public sector bodies
4. Headcount and apprentice numbers are rounded to the nearest 100
5. New apprentices includes employees who were already working for the body before beginning their apprenticeship, as well as new apprentice hires
6. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated based on unrounded volumes

Subjects and levels - apprenticeship levy

• Filename: app-subject-levy-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Time series of apprenticeship starts and achievements by level and funding type; ; Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts, Achievements

  Filters: Age group (under 19/19+), Age summary, Apprenticeship level, LLDD flag, Gender, Funding type

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievements	Achievements
age_summary	Age Group
age_youth_adult	Age (under 19/19+)
apps_level	Apprenticeship Level
funding_type	Levy Supported Flag
gender	Gender
lldd	LLDD
starts	Starts

Footnotes

1. Age for starts is based on age at the start of the programme
2. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5 but greater than 0
3. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
4. A minor amendment to how we count ‘starts supported by Apprenticeship Service Account (ASA) levy funds’ has been applied from 2020/21, please see the ‘About these statistics’ section
5. Age for achievements is based on age at the start of the programme, not the age at which they achieved

Subjects and levels - detailed series

• Filename: app-subject-detailed-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Time series of apprenticeship starts, achievements and enrolments by detailed sector subject area ; ; Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts, Achievements, Enrolments

  Filters: Apprenticeship level, Detailed level, Sector subject area (tier 1), Sector subject area (tier 2), Level 6+ flag, Mandatory degree flag, Standard/framework flag, STEM flag

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievements	Achievements
aim_enrolments	Enrolments
apps_degree	Mandatory degree
apps_level	Level
apps_level_detailed	Detailed level
level_6plus	Level 6 plus
ssa_t1_desc	Subject area (tier 1)
ssa_t2_desc	Subject area (tier 2)
starts	Starts
std_fwk_flag	Framework/Standard
stem	STEM

Footnotes

1. Level 6+ combines figures for apprenticeships at level 6 and level 7 which includes degree apprenticeships
2. Total achievements are the count of Apprenticeships achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one Apprenticeship will appear more than once.
3. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5 but greater than 0
4. Frameworks are reported as per SASE (Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England) description
5. There are a small number of starts on frameworks that have been reported in 2020/21. All remaining apprenticeship frameworks were withdrawn to new learners on 31 July 2020. Learners who started on frameworks are where it has been agreed a learner can return to a previous framework they have been on after an extensive break
6. STEM subjects include those in the Construction, Planning and the Built Environment, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, Information and Communication Technology, and Science and Mathematics sector subject areas
7. Degree apprenticeships are defined as apprenticeship standards on the 'Search the Apprenticeship Standards' website with a status of ‘Integrated' or ‘Non-Integrated' Degree plus any frameworks where degrees are mandatory for completion
8. 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

Subjects and levels - latest headline summary

• Filename: app-subject-summary-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Headline summary of apprenticeship starts and achievements by sector subject area; ; Academic year: 2018/19 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts, Starts percentage, Achievements, Achievements percentage

  Filters: Sector subject area (tier 1)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievements	Achievements (Aug to Jul)
achievements_percent	Achievements (Aug to Jul) Percentage
ssa_t1_desc	Sector Subject Area (tier 1)
starts	Starts (Aug to Jul)
starts_percent	Starts (Aug to Jul) Percentage

Footnotes

1. Total achievements are the count of Apprenticeships achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one Apprenticeship will appear more than once.
2. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
3. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 50 but greater than 0
4. 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

Subjects and levels - learner demographics

• Filename: app-subject-demographics-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Time series of apprenticeship starts and enrolments by subject and learner demographics; ; Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts, Enrolments

  Filters: Detailed level, Sector subject area (tier 1), Detailed Age Group, BAME flag, LLDD flag, Gender, STEM flag

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_detailed	Age Group (detailed)
apps_level_detailed	Detailed Apprenticeship Level
bame	BAME
enrols	Enrolments
gender	Gender
lldd	LLDD
ssa_t1_desc	Sector Subject Area (tier 1)
starts	Starts
stem	STEM

Footnotes

1. Age for starts is based on age at the start of the programme
2. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5 but greater than 0
3. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
4. Ethnicity categories and BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic groups) have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census
5. STEM subjects include those in the Construction, Planning and the Built Environment, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, Information and Communication Technology, and Science and Mathematics sector subject areas
6. Age for enrolments is based on age at the start of the programme

Subjects and levels - standards and frameworks

• Filename: app-subject-standards-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Time series of apprenticeship starts, achievements and enrolments by individual framework/standard and learner demographic details.; ; Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Starts, Achievements, Enrolments

  Filters: Framework/Standard name (with ST code), Detailed level, Sector subject area (tier 1), Learner characteristics group (BAME flag, LLDD flag, Age group, Gender)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievements	Achievements
apps_level_detailed	Detailed Apprenticeship Level
enrolments	Enrolments
learner_characteristic	Learner Characteristic
ssa_t1_desc	Sector Subject Area (tier 1)
starts	Starts
std_fwk_name_stcode	Framework / Standard Name (with ST code)

Footnotes

1. Total achievements are the count of Apprenticeships achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one Apprenticeship will appear more than once.
2. Age for starts is based on age at the start of the programme
3. Frameworks are reported as per SASE (Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England) description
4. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
5. There are a small number of starts on frameworks that have been reported in 2020/21. All remaining apprenticeship frameworks were withdrawn to new learners on 31 July 2020. Learners who started on frameworks are where it has been agreed a learner can return to a previous framework they have been on after an extensive break
6. 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
7. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5
8. Age for enrolments is based on age at the start of the programme
9. Age for achievements is based on age at the start of the programme, not the age at which they achieved

Traineeships - latest starts by demographics

• Filename: app-tship-demographics-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Headline demographic breakdowns of traineeship starts ; ; Academic year: 2018/19 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Traineeship starts

  Filters: Learner characteristics group (Ethnicity group, LLDD flag, Age group, Gender)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
learner_characteristic	Learner characteristic summary
starts	Traineeship starts (Aug to Jul)

Footnotes

1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 50
2. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
3. Ethnicity categories and BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic groups) have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census
4. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year

Traineeships - starts, completions and conversions to apprenticeships

• Filename: app-tship-start-comp-conv-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2014/15 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Headline demographic breakdowns of traineeship starts ; ; Academic year: 2014/15 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Traineeship starts, Traineeship completions, Traineeship completion rate, Apprenticeship starts following traineeship, Conversion rate into apprenticeship

  Filters: Age group, Traineeship start quarter

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age group
apprenticeship_starts	Apprenticeship starts following t'ship
completion_rate	Traineeship completion rate
conversion_rate	Conversion rate into apprenticeship
tship_completions	Traineeship completions
tship_start_qtr	T'ship start quarter
tship_starts	Traineeship starts

Footnotes

1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 50
2. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
3. Some completions arising from 2020/21 traineeship starts will not be picked up until the 2021/22 academic year. Final figures will not be confirmed until November 2022
4. Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner
5. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
6. The latest conversion rates are provisional and will be revised in future releases to include any further qualifying apprenticeship starts taking place during 2021/22