In the 30th update to this release (Apprenticeships and traineeships and Further Education and Skills: November 2023), besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

Secretary of State for Education
Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance)
Special Advisers (x4)
Permanent Secretary
Director General, Skills
Director, Professional and Technical Education
Deputy Directors, Post-16 Access Participation and Applications
Director, Strategic Analysis, Research, Data, Intelligence & Science
Director of Apprenticeships and Skills Bootcamps
Deputy Director, Data Insight and Statistics
Deputy Head of Profession (HoP)
Deputy Director, Skills Policy Analysis
Programme Deputy Director, Apprenticeships
Deputy Head of Digital Engagement and Creative Content
Social Media Officer (Senior Content Producer)
Chief Media Officer
Media Officer
Head of Apprenticeships Parliamentary Team
Apprenticeship Parliamentary Team Officer
Apprenticeships Funding Analyst
Funding Policy Manager
FE Funding - Free courses for jobs
Policy Adviser, Traineeships Policy Team
FE Funding - AEB
Team leader, Community learning
Post-16 essential digital skills
Adult essential skills - English, maths and ESOL
Apprenticeship Quality Policy
Student Funding Policy
Student Funding Policy Deputy Director
Essential Skills and Multiply

In the 20th July update to this release (Apprenticeships and traineeships and Further Education and Skills: July 2023), besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

Secretary of State for Education
Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance)
Special Advisers
Permanent Secretary
Deputy Permanent Secretary
Director General, Skills
Director, Professional and Technical Education
Deputy Director for Apprentices, NEETs, and Traineeships
Director, Strategic Analysis, Research, Data, Intelligence & Science
Director of Apprenticeships (ESFA)
Deputy Director, Skills Policy Analysis (DfE)
Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
Programme Deputy Director, Apprenticeships (ESFA)
Acting Head of Digital Engagement and Creative Content
Social Media Officer (Senior Content Producer)
Senior Media Officers (2 recipients)
Head of Apprenticeship Parliamentary team
Apprenticeship Parliamentary Team Officer
Apprenticeships Funding Analyst
Funding Policy Manager
FE Funding lead
Policy Advisor, Traineeships Policy Team
Community Learning team leader
Post-16 Basic Digital Skills
Adult Basic Skills Strategy Lead
Acting Head of Quality Strategy
Apprenticeship Quality Policy

In the 30 March 2023 update of this release (Apprenticeships and traineeships and Further Education and Skills: March 2023), beside Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

Secretary of State for Education
Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance)
Special Advisers (2 recipients)
Permanent Secretary
Deputy Permanent Secretary
Director General, Skills
Director, Professional and Technical Education
Deputy Director for Apprentices, NEETs, and Traineeships
Director, Strategic Analysis, Research, Data, Intelligence & Science
Director of Apprenticeships (ESFA)
Deputy Director, Skills Policy Analysis
Deputy Director, Data Insight and Statistics Division
Programme Deputy Director, Apprenticeships (ESFA)
Acting Head of Digital Engagement and Creative Content
Social Media Officer (Senior Content Producer)
Chief Media Officer
Media Officer
Head of Apprenticeships Parliamentary Team
Apprenticeship Parliamentary Team Officer
Apprenticeships Funding Analyst
Funding Policy Manager
Team Leader – Free Courses for Jobs
Policy Adviser, Traineeships Policy Team
Policy Adviser, Labour Market Skills and Funding
Policy Adviser, Post-16 Basic Skills Team, Community learning
Briefing Support/Officials– Post-16 Basic Digital Skills
Basic Skills Strategy Lead
Policy Adviser, Apprenticeship Quality Policy
Head of Apprenticeship Quality Strategy
Policy Adviser, FE Quality and Accountability

In the original version of this release (Apprenticeships and traineeships and Further Education and Skills: January 2023) published on 26 January 2023, beside Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders are given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

Secretary of State for Education
Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance)
Special Advisers (2 recipients)
Permanent Secretary
Deputy Permanent Secretary
Director General, Skills
Director, Professional and Technical Education
Deputy Director for Apprentices, NEETs, and Traineeships
Director, Strategic Analysis, Research, Data, Intelligence & Science
Director of Apprenticeships (ESFA)
Deputy Director, Skills Policy Analysis
Deputy Director, Data Insight and Statistics Division
Programme Deputy Director, Apprenticeships (ESFA)
Acting Head of Digital Engagement and Creative Content
Social Media Officer (Senior Content Producer)
Chief Media Officer
Senior Press Officer
Media Officer
Head of Apprenticeships Parliamentary Team
Apprenticeship Parliamentary Team Officer
Apprenticeships Funding Analyst
Funding Policy Manager
Team Leader – Free Courses for Jobs
Briefing Support/Officials – Traineeships
Policy Adviser, Labour Market Skills and Funding
Policy Adviser, Post-16 Basic Skills Team, Community learning
Briefing Support/Officials– Post-16 Basic Digital Skills
Basic Skills Strategy Lead

Date updated	Summary of update
26 January 2023	Updated to add links to the interactive data visualisation tool
26 January 2023	First published

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