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Academic year 2019/20
Apprenticeships in England by industry characteristics
Data guidance
Published
Description
This release presents statistics on apprenticeship starts by their employer enterprise characteristics.
Data from the Individualised Learner Record (ILR), Apprenticeship Service and Office for National Statistics Inter-departmental Business Register (IDBR) have been matched.
This allows information about apprentices to be linked to information about their employers, covering:
Learner characteristics - age and gender,
Apprenticeship information - level, standard/framework, subject studied, geography of workplace and whether they were supported by levy funds from an Apprenticeship Service Account (ASA),
Employer enterprise characteristics - industry sector, size band and legal status.
Coverage
The linked education and business (ILR-IDBR) dataset covers eight academic years between 2012/13 and 2019/20 and is used here to produce:
Estimates for volumes of apprenticeship starts by employer enterprise characteristics,
An analysis of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on apprenticeship starts in 2019/20, by industry sector,
Estimates of the volume of enterprises with apprenticeship starts, by enterprise characteristics,
For the first time, an analysis of retention and frequency of engagement of enterprises with apprenticeship starts, between 2012/13 and 2019/20.
File formats and conventions
The underlying data files are provided in comma separated value (csv) format.
Whole numbers are rounded to the nearest 10, percentages are provided to the nearest one decimal place. Figures have been suppressed with the value ‘c’ for numbers lower than 3, and percentages where the numerator is less than 3 or the denominator is less than 6.
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.
Table 10 Enterprises with apprenticeship starts in 201213 by apprenticeship status between 201213 and 201920
Filename
table10.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2012/13 to 2019/20
Content
Data covering the retention of enterprises with apprenticeship starts in England, where a match has been made between the ILR and the ONS IDBR.
Broken down by enterprise status, enterprise sector, two digit sector code and enterprise size.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
EntStatus
Enterprise apprenticeship status in current year
EntStatusFollowingYear
Enterprise apprenticeship status in following year
NewSector
Enterprise industry sector
NumberOfFEEmployers
Number of enterprises
PercentOfFEEmployers
Percentage of enterprises
SIC
Detailed enterprise industry sector - 2 digit SIC
SizeBand
Enterprise size
Footnotes
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and are calculated on unrounded volumes.
Table 11 Apprenticeship starts, and enterprises with apprenticeship starts as a proportion of workforce and business population by sector
Filename
table11_.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2019/20
Content
Data covering the industry characteristics of apprenticeship starts and enterprises with apprenticeship starts in England as a proportion of workforce and business population by sector, where a match has been made between the ILR and the ONS IDBR.
Also includes additional ONS BRES and ONS UK Business data to provide details on workforce and business populations by sector.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
ApprenticesPer10kEmployees
Number of apprentices per 1,000 within sector
EnterprisesPer10kEmployees
Number of enterprises per 1,000 within sector
NumberEnterprisesWithApps
Number of enterprises with apprenticeship starts
NumberOFEmploymees
Total number of employees in sector
NumberOfStarts
Number of apprenticeship starts
Sector
Enterprise sector
TotalNumberOfEnterprises
Total number of enterprises in sector
Footnotes
Volumes of apprenticeships starts have been rounded to the nearest 1.
Number of apprenticeships and enterprises per 1,000 within sector have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
Table 1A Apprenticeship starts with enterprise characteristics
Filename
table1a_.csv
Geographic levels
National; Regional
Time period
2012/13 to 2019/20
Content
Data covering the industry characteristics of apprenticeship starts in England, where a match has been made between the ILR and the ONS IDBR.
Broken down by levy status, enterprise size, IMD, legal status, sector of enterprise and standard classification.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
ASALevySupported
ASA levy supported
EmployerSize
Size of enterprise
IMD
Index of multiple deprivation
LegalStatus
Legal status of enterprise
NumberofStarts
Number of apprenticeship starts
PercentageofStarts
Percentage of apprenticeship starts
Sector
Sector of enterprise
Standard
Apprenticeship standard
Footnotes
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and are calculated on unrounded volumes.
2019/20 apprenticeship starts supported by ASA levy funds are currently classed as provisional and an amended methodology has been applied to this year only. Therefore, 2019/20 figures are not directly comparable to previous years. See methodology note for more information.
Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) quintiles are based on the learner's home postcode as follows: 2012/13 to 2014/15 are based on the 2010 IMD rank,
2015/16 to 2018/19 are based on the 2015 IMD rank and 2019/20 are based on the 2019 IMD rank.
Table 4A Apprenticeship starts between 201213 and 201920 with learner characteristics - SSA, level and IMD
Filename
table4a.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2012/13 to 2019/20
Content
Data covering the industry characteristics of apprenticeship starts in England, where a match has been made between the ILR and the ONS IDBR.
Broken down by enterprise size, levy funded, IMD, level, enterprise sector, sector subject area (Tier 1) and standard classification.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
ASALevySupported
ASA levy supported
EmployerSize
Size of enterprise
IMD
Index of multiple deprivation
Level
Level
NumberofStarts
Number of apprenticeship starts
PercentageofStarts
Percentage of apprenticeship starts
Sector
Sector of enterprise
SSATier1
Sector subject area tier one
Standard
Apprenticeship standard
Footnotes
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and are calculated on unrounded volumes.
2019/20 apprenticeship starts supported by ASA levy funds are currently classed as provisional and an amended methodology has been applied to this year only. Therefore, 2019/20 figures are not directly comparable to previous years. See methodology note for more information.
Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) quintiles are based on the learner's home postcode as follows: 2012/13 to 2014/15 are based on the 2010 IMD rank,
2015/16 to 2018/19 are based on the 2015 IMD rank and 2019/20 are based on the 2019 IMD rank.
Table 4B Apprenticeship starts between 201213 and 201920 with learner characteristics - Level, gender and age band
Filename
table4b_.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2012/13 to 2019/20
Content
Data covering the industry characteristics of apprenticeship starts in England, where a match has been made between the ILR and the ONS IDBR.
Broken down by age band, levy status, level, enterprise sector, gender and standard classification.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
Age
Age band
ASALevySupported
ASA levy supported
Level
Level
NumberofStarts
Number of apprenticeship starts
PercentageofStarts
Percentage of apprenticeship starts
Sector
Sector of enterprise
Sex
Gender
Standard
Apprenticeship standard
Footnotes
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and are calculated on unrounded volumes.
2019/20 apprenticeship starts supported by ASA levy funds are currently classed as provisional and an amended methodology has been applied to this year only. Therefore, 2019/20 figures are not directly comparable to previous years. See methodology note for more information.
Table 5A Enterprises with apprenticeship starts between 201213 and 201920 - characteristics
Filename
table5a_.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2012/13 to 2019/20
Content
Data covering the industry characteristics of enterprises with apprenticeship starts in England, where a match has been made between the ILR and the ONS IDBR.
Broken down by levy status, enterprise size, legal status and enterprise sector.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
ASALevySupportedStarts
At least one start ASA levy supported
EnterpriseSize
Size of enterprise
LegalStatus
Legal status of enterprise
NumberofEnterprises
Number of enterprises
PercentageofEnterprises
Percentage of enterprises
Sector
Sector of enterprise
Footnotes
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and are calculated on unrounded volumes.
2019/20 apprenticeship starts supported by ASA levy funds are currently classed as provisional and an amended methodology has been applied to this year only. Therefore, 2019/20 figures are not directly comparable to previous years. See methodology note for more information.
Table 5B Enterprises with apprenticeship starts between 201213 and 201920 - two digit sector breakdown
Filename
table5b_.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2012/13 to 2019/20
Content
Data covering the industry characteristics of enterprises with apprenticeship starts in England, where a match has been made between the ILR and the ONS IDBR.
Broken down by enterprise size, enterprise sector and two digit sector code of enterprise.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
EnterpriseSize
Size of enterprise
NumberofEnterprises
Number of enterprises
PercentageofEnterprises
Percentage of enterprises
Sector
Sector of enterprise
TwoDigitSector
Two digit sector code of enterprise
Footnotes
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and are calculated on unrounded volumes.
Table 6 Apprenticeship starts during coronavirus and enterprise characteristics
Filename
table6.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2018/19 to 2019/20
Content
Data to illustrate the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on apprenticeship starts in England, where a match has been made between the ILR and the ONS IDBR
Broken down by enterprise sector, two digit sector code and enterprise size, gender, shutdown sector status, COVID-19 time period and age band.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
Age
Age band
CovidTimePeriod
Time period during coronavirus
EmployerSize
Size of employer
NumberofStarts
Number of apprenticeship starts
PercentageofStarts
Percentage of apprenticeship starts
Sector
Sector of enterprise
Sex
Gender
ShutdownSector
Shutdown Sectors
TwoDigitSector
Two digit sector code of enterprise
Footnotes
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and are calculated on unrounded volumes.
Table 8 All enterprises with apprenticeship starts by count of years with apprenticeship starts between 201213 - 201920
Filename
table8.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2019/20
Content
Data covering the retention of enterprises with apprenticeship starts in England, where a match has been made between the ILR and the ONS IDBR.
Broken down by enterprise sector, enterprise size, levy status, provider type and standard classification.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
AllEmployers
Total number of enterprises with apprenticeship starts between 201213 to 201920
ASALevySupported
Levy supported
Employers
Number of enterprises with apprenticeship starts
EmployersinYearAppsGroup
Total number of enterprises with same number of years with starts
EmployerSize
Enterprise size
PercentageofAllEmployers
Percentage of enterprises with apprenticeship starts between 201213 to 201920
PercentageofEmployersinYearAppsGroup
Percentage of enterprises with same number of years with apprenticeship starts
ProviderType
Provider type
Sector
Enterprise industry sector
Standard
Apprenticeship type
yearsapps
Number of years enterprise had apprenticeship starts
Footnotes
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and are calculated on unrounded volumes.
2019/20 apprenticeship starts supported by ASA levy funds are currently classed as provisional and an amended methodology has been applied to this year only. Therefore, 2019/20 figures are not directly comparable to previous years. See methodology note for more information.