Academic year 2020/21

Further education outcomes

Data guidance

Published 30 November 2023

Description

The Further Education (FE) outcomes present statistics on the employment, earnings and learning outcomes of FE learners. This publication covers learners that achieved apprenticeships, adult (19+) FE and Skills learners and completers of traineeships in 2020/21, and tracks their outcomes in the following academic year, 2021/22.

The data uses the longitudinal education outcomes (LEO) study, which looks at how learners move through education and into the labour market by bringing together:

schools, further and higher education information from the Department for Education (DfE)
employment information from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
benefit histories from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)

Coverage

This publication reports on the employment and learning destinations of ESFA funded further education learners from 2016/17 to 2020/21. Included in this cohort are:

All apprenticeship learners
All traineeship learners
Adult (aged 19+) further education and skills learners
Community learners (reported on separately)

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 whole number. Figures have been suppressed with the value ‘c’ for small values.

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.

Destinations by demographics and provision (NAT01)

Filename: nat01.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the employment and learning destinations of adult FE & skills learners, all age apprentices that achieved their learning aim, and traineeship learners that completed their aim. Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners for whom a match was found in the LEO data.
Includes earnings data one year after learning for learners achieving at Full level 2, Full level 3 and Level 4+.
Broken down by provision, learner demographics and level of learning.
Please note that the number of rows in this file exceeds the number which can be opened within Microsoft Excel. We therefore recommend using this data within the table builder tool, rather than downloading it directly.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
25th_percentile	Lower quartile annualised earnings
75th_percentile	Upper quartile annualised earnings
age_group	Age Group - Filter by age group
any_learn_percent	Any learning rate
app_advanced_plus_percent	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
app_intermediate_percent	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
app_percent	Sustained apprenticeship rate
app_type	Apprenticeship type - Filter by apprenticeship type
below_l2_ex_essential_percent	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
benefit_learner	Benefit learner - Filter by benefit learner status
benefit_percent	In receipt of benefits only
community_learning_percent	Community learning
emp_and_learn_percent	Sustained employment and learning
emp_only_percent	Sustained employment only rate
emp_percent	Sustained employment rate
eng_math_esol_percent	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent	Essential Skills
ethnicity_minor	Ethnicity - Filter by ethnicity
fe_percent	Sustained further education rate
full_level_2_percent	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent	Full Level 3
he_percent	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_only_percent	Sustained learning only rate
learn_percent	Sustained learning rate
learners_with_earnings	Number of learners with earnings
learning_difficulties	Learning difficulties - Filter by learning difficulties
level_2_percent	Level 2
level_3_percent	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent	Level 4/5
level_of_learning	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
median	Median annualised earnings
no_dest_percent	No activity captured in data
not_assigned_percent	Level not assigned
not_sustained_benefit_percent	Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
not_sustained_nb_percent	Destination not sustained and not on benefits
not_sustained_percent	Destination not sustained
number_of_learners	Learners
number_of_matched_learners	Number of learners matched to LEO data
progression_sustained_prior_percent	Sustained progression from achieved aim
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
self_emp_percent	Self-employed rate
sex	Sex - Filter by sex
spd_percent	Sustained positive destination rate

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Destination of community learners by demographics (NAT02)

Filename: nat02.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the employment and learning destinations of community learners that achieved their aim. Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of community learners for whom a match was found in the LEO data.
Broken down by learner demographics and provision of community learning

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age Group - Filter by age group
any_learn_percent	Any learning rate
app_advanced_plus_percent	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
app_intermediate_percent	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
app_percent	Sustained apprenticeship rate
below_l2_ex_essential_percent	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
benefit_learner	Benefit learner - Filter by benefit learner status
benefit_percent	In receipt of benefits only
community_learning_percent	Community learning
emp_and_learn_percent	Sustained employment and learning
emp_only_percent	Sustained employment only rate
emp_percent	Sustained employment rate
eng_math_esol_percent	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent	Essential Skills
ethnicity_minor	Ethnicity - Filter by ethnicity
fe_percent	Sustained further education rate
full_level_2_percent	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent	Full Level 3
he_percent	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_only_percent	Sustained learning only rate
learn_percent	Sustained learning rate
learning_difficulties	Learning difficulties - Filter by learning difficulties
level_2_percent	Level 2
level_3_percent	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent	Level 4/5
no_dest_percent	No activity captured in data
not_assigned_percent	Level not assigned
not_sustained_benefit_percent	Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
not_sustained_nb_percent	Destination not sustained and not on benefits
not_sustained_percent	Destination not sustained
number_of_learners	Learners
number_of_matched_learners	Number of learners matched to LEO data
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
self_emp_percent	Self-employed rate
sex	Sex - Filter by sex
spd_percent	Sustained positive destination rate

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Progression of younger learners born in or since 1988, by demographics (NAT03)

Filename: nat03.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the learning destinations and progression of younger learners that achieved their FE & skills, and apprenticeship aims, and traineeship learners that completed their aim.
Broken down by provision, learner demographics and level of learning.
This file contains only data for learners whose full academic record is recorded in the NPD and ILR datasets, meaning the department holds the full educational history (i.e. those who are born in or since 1988). Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners who meet these criteria.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age Group - Filter by age group
app_advanced_percent_pa	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3)
app_higher_percent_pa	Higher apprenticeship (Level 4/5)
app_intermediate_percent_pa	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
below_l2_ex_essential_percent_pa	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential Skills)
benefit_learner	Benefit learner - Filter by benefit learner status
eng_math_esol_percent_pa	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent_pa	Essential Skills
ethnicity_minor	Ethnicity - Filter by ethnicity
fe_percent_pa	Sustained further education rate
first_time_at_level_percent	Percent of matched learners achieving at this level for the first time
fsm	Free school meals - Filter by free school meals status
full_level_2_percent_pa	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent_pa	Full Level 3
he_percent_pa	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_percent_pa	Sustained learning rate
learning_destination	Number of matched learners with any learning destination
learning_difficulties	Learning difficulties - Filter by learning difficulties
level_2_percent_pa	Level 2
level_3_percent_pa	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent_pa	Level 4/5
level_of_learning	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
not_assigned_percent_pa	Level not assigned
number_of_learners	Learners
progression_sustained_overall_percent	Progression for learner overall
progression_sustained_prior_percent_pa	Sustained progression from achieved aim
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
sex	Sex - Filter by sex

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Destinations by provider, provider type and benefit status (PRV01)

Filename: prv01.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the employment, and learning destinations of adult FE & skills learners, all age apprentices that achieved their learning aim, and traineeship learners that completed their aim. Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners for whom a match was found in the LEO data.
Broken down by provider, provider type, provision and benefit status.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
any_learn_percent	Any learning rate
app_advanced_plus_percent	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
app_intermediate_percent	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
app_percent	Sustained apprenticeship rate
below_l2_ex_essential_percent	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
benefit_learner	Benefit learner - Filter by benefit learner status
benefit_percent	In receipt of benefits only
community_learning_percent	Community learning
emp_and_learn_percent	Sustained employment and learning
emp_only_percent	Sustained employment only rate
emp_percent	Sustained employment rate
eng_math_esol_percent	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent	Essential Skills
fe_percent	Sustained further education rate
full_level_2_percent	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent	Full Level 3
he_percent	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_only_percent	Sustained learning only rate
learn_percent	Sustained learning rate
level_2_percent	Level 2
level_3_percent	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent	Level 4/5
no_dest_percent	No activity captured in data
not_assigned_percent	Level not assigned
not_sustained_benefit_percent	Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
not_sustained_nb_percent	Destination not sustained and not on benefits
not_sustained_percent	Destination not sustained
number_of_learners	Learners
number_of_matched_learners	Number of learners matched to LEO data
progression_sustained_prior_percent	Sustained progression from achieved aim
provider_type	Provider Type - Filter by provider type
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
self_emp_percent	Self-employed rate
spd_percent	Sustained positive destination rate

Footnotes

Region is based on the postcode of the provider

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Destinations by provider, provision, level of learning and demographics (PRV02)

Filename: prv02.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the employment and learning destinations of adult FE & skills learners, all age apprentices that achieved their learning aim, and traineeship learners that completed their aim. Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners for whom a match was found in the LEO data.
Broken down by provider, provider type, provision, level of learning and learner demographics.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age Group - Filter by age group
any_learn_percent	Any learning rate
app_advanced_plus_percent	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
app_intermediate_percent	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
app_percent	Sustained apprenticeship rate
below_l2_ex_essential_percent	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
benefit_percent	In receipt of benefits only
community_learning_percent	Community learning
emp_and_learn_percent	Sustained employment and learning
emp_only_percent	Sustained employment only rate
emp_percent	Sustained employment rate
eng_math_esol_percent	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent	Essential Skills
fe_percent	Sustained further education rate
full_level_2_percent	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent	Full Level 3
he_percent	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_only_percent	Sustained learning only rate
learn_percent	Sustained learning rate
learning_difficulties	Learning difficulties - Filter by learning difficulties
level_2_percent	Level 2
level_3_percent	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent	Level 4/5
level_of_learning	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
no_dest_percent	No activity captured in data
not_assigned_percent	Level not assigned
not_sustained_benefit_percent	Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
not_sustained_nb_percent	Destination not sustained and not on benefits
not_sustained_percent	Destination not sustained
number_of_learners	Learners
number_of_matched_learners	Number of learners matched to LEO data
progression_sustained_prior_percent	Sustained progression from achieved aim
provider_type	Provider Type - Filter by provider type
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
self_emp_percent	Self-employed rate
sex	Sex - Filter by sex
spd_percent	Sustained positive destination rate

Footnotes

Region is based on the postcode of the provider

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Destinations of community learners by provider, provision and benefit status (PRV03)

Filename: prv03.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the employment and learning destinations of community learners that achieved their learning aim. Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of community learners for whom a match was found in the LEO data.
Broken down by provider, learner age, benefit status and provision of community learning.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age Group - Filter by age group
any_learn_percent	Any learning rate
app_advanced_plus_percent	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
app_intermediate_percent	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
app_percent	Sustained apprenticeship rate
below_l2_ex_essential_percent	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
benefit_learner	Benefit learner - Filter by benefit learner status
benefit_percent	In receipt of benefits only
community_learning_percent	Community learning
emp_and_learn_percent	Sustained employment and learning
emp_only_percent	Sustained employment only rate
emp_percent	Sustained employment rate
eng_math_esol_percent	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent	Essential Skills
fe_percent	Sustained further education rate
full_level_2_percent	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent	Full Level 3
he_percent	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_only_percent	Sustained learning only rate
learn_percent	Sustained learning rate
level_2_percent	Level 2
level_3_percent	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent	Level 4/5
no_dest_percent	No activity captured in data
not_assigned_percent	Level not assigned
not_sustained_benefit_percent	Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
not_sustained_nb_percent	Destination not sustained and not on benefits
not_sustained_percent	Destination not sustained
number_of_learners	Learners
number_of_matched_learners	Number of learners matched to LEO data
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
self_emp_percent	Self-employed rate
spd_percent	Sustained positive destination rate

Footnotes

Region is based on the postcode of the provider

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Destinations by provider, provision, level of learning and sector subject area (PRV04)

Filename: prv04.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the employment, and learning destinations of adult FE & skills learners, all age apprentices that achieved their learning aim, and traineeship learners that completed their aim. Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners for whom a match was found in the LEO data.

Broken down by provider, provision, provider type, level of learning and sector subject area (tiers 1 & 2)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
any_learn_percent	Any learning rate
app_advanced_plus_percent	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
app_intermediate_percent	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
app_percent	Sustained apprenticeship rate
below_l2_ex_essential_percent	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
benefit_percent	In receipt of benefits only
community_learning_percent	Community learning
emp_and_learn_percent	Sustained employment and learning
emp_only_percent	Sustained employment only rate
emp_percent	Sustained employment rate
eng_math_esol_percent	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent	Essential Skills
fe_percent	Sustained further education rate
full_level_2_percent	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent	Full Level 3
he_percent	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_only_percent	Sustained learning only rate
learn_percent	Sustained learning rate
level_2_percent	Level 2
level_3_percent	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent	Level 4/5
level_of_learning	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
no_dest_percent	No activity captured in data
not_assigned_percent	Level not assigned
not_sustained_benefit_percent	Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
not_sustained_nb_percent	Destination not sustained and not on benefits
not_sustained_percent	Destination not sustained
number_of_learners	Learners
number_of_matched_learners	Number of learners matched to LEO data
progression_sustained_prior_percent	Sustained progression from achieved aim
provider_type	Provider Type - Filter by provider type
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
self_emp_percent	Self-employed rate
spd_percent	Sustained positive destination rate
ssa_tier_1	Sector subject area tier 1 - Filter by sector subject area tier 1
ssa_tier_2	Sector subject area tier 2 - Filter by sector subject area tier 2

Footnotes

Region is based on the postcode of the provider

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Progression of younger learners born in or since 1988, by provider (PRV05)

Filename: prv05.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the learning destinations and progression of younger learners that achieved their FE & skills, and apprenticeship aims, and traineeship learners that completed their aim.
Broken down by provider, provision, learner demographics and level of learning.
This file contains only data for learners whose full academic record is recorded in the NPD and ILR datasets, meaning the department holds the full educational history (i.e. those who are born in or since 1988). Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners who meet these criteria.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age Group - Filter by age group
app_advanced_percent_pa	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3)
app_higher_percent_pa	Higher apprenticeship (Level 4/5)
app_intermediate_percent_pa	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
below_l2_ex_essential_percent_pa	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential Skills)
benefit_learner	Benefit learner - Filter by benefit learner status
eng_math_esol_percent_pa	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent_pa	Essential Skills
fe_percent_pa	Sustained further education rate
first_time_at_level	Number of matched learners achieving at this level for the first time
first_time_at_level_percent	Percent of matched learners achieving at this level for the first time
full_level_2_percent_pa	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent_pa	Full Level 3
he_percent_pa	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_percent_pa	Sustained learning rate
learning_difficulties	Learning difficulties - Filter by learning difficulties
level_2_percent_pa	Level 2
level_3_percent_pa	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent_pa	Level 4/5
level_of_learning	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
not_assigned_percent_pa	Level not assigned
number_of_learners	Learners
progression_sustained_overall_percent	Progression for learner overall
progression_sustained_prior_percent_pa	Sustained progression from achieved aim
provider_type	Provider Type - Filter by provider type
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type

Footnotes

Region is based on the postcode of the provider

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Destinations by local authority district, provision, level of learning and demographics (LAD01)

Filename: lad01.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority district; National; Regional
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the employment and learning destinations of adult FE & skills learners, all age apprentices that achieved their learning aim, and traineeship learners that completed their aim. Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners for whom a match was found in the LEO data.
Includes earnings data one year after learning for learners achieving at Full level 2, Full level 3 and Level 4+.
Broken down by local authority district, provision, level of learning and learner demographics.
Please note that the number of rows in this file exceeds the number which can be opened within Microsoft Excel. We therefore recommend using this data within the table builder tool, rather than downloading it directly.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
25th_percentile	Lower quartile annualised earnings
75th_percentile	Upper quartile annualised earnings
age_group	Age Group - Filter by age group
any_learn_percent	Any learning rate
app_advanced_plus_percent	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
app_intermediate_percent	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
app_percent	Sustained apprenticeship rate
below_l2_ex_essential_percent	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
benefit_percent	In receipt of benefits only
community_learning_percent	Community learning
emp_and_learn_percent	Sustained employment and learning
emp_only_percent	Sustained employment only rate
emp_percent	Sustained employment rate
eng_math_esol_percent	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent	Essential Skills
fe_percent	Sustained further education rate
full_level_2_percent	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent	Full Level 3
he_percent	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_only_percent	Sustained learning only rate
learn_percent	Sustained learning rate
learners_with_earnings	Number of learners with earnings
learning_difficulties	Learning difficulties - Filter by learning difficulties
level_2_percent	Level 2
level_3_percent	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent	Level 4/5
level_of_learning	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
median	Median annualised earnings
no_dest_percent	No activity captured in data
not_assigned_percent	Level not assigned
not_sustained_benefit_percent	Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
not_sustained_nb_percent	Destination not sustained and not on benefits
not_sustained_percent	Destination not sustained
number_of_learners	Learners
number_of_matched_learners	Number of learners matched to LEO data
progression_sustained_prior_percent	Sustained progression from achieved aim
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
self_emp_percent	Self-employed rate
sex	Sex - Filter by sex
spd_percent	Sustained positive destination rate

Footnotes

Region is based on the postcode of the provider

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Destinations by local authority district, provision, level of learning and sector subject area (LAD02)

Filename: lad02.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority district; National; Regional
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the employment and learning destinations of adult FE & skills learners, all age apprentices that achieved their learning aim, and traineeship learners that completed their aim. Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners for whom a match was found in the LEO data.
Includes earnings data one year after learning for learners achieving at Full level 2, Full level 3 and Level 4+.
Broken down by local authority district, provision, level of learning and learner demographics and sector subject area (tiers 1 & 2).

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
25th_percentile	Lower quartile annualised earnings
75th_percentile	Upper quartile annualised earnings
any_learn_percent	Any learning rate
app_advanced_plus_percent	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
app_intermediate_percent	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
app_percent	Sustained apprenticeship rate
below_l2_ex_essential_percent	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
benefit_percent	In receipt of benefits only
community_learning_percent	Community learning
emp_and_learn_percent	Sustained employment and learning
emp_only_percent	Sustained employment only rate
emp_percent	Sustained employment rate
eng_math_esol_percent	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent	Essential Skills
fe_percent	Sustained further education rate
full_level_2_percent	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent	Full Level 3
he_percent	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_only_percent	Sustained learning only rate
learn_percent	Sustained learning rate
learners_with_earnings	Number of learners with earnings
level_2_percent	Level 2
level_3_percent	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent	Level 4/5
level_of_learning	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
median	Median annualised earnings
no_dest_percent	No activity captured in data
not_assigned_percent	Level not assigned
not_sustained_benefit_percent	Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
not_sustained_nb_percent	Destination not sustained and not on benefits
not_sustained_percent	Destination not sustained
number_of_learners	Learners
number_of_matched_learners	Number of learners matched to LEO data
progression_sustained_prior_percent	Sustained progression from achieved aim
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
self_emp_percent	Self-employed rate
spd_percent	Sustained positive destination rate
ssa_tier_1	Sector subject area tier 1 - Filter by sector subject area tier 1
ssa_tier_2	Sector subject area tier 2 - Filter by sector subject area tier 2

Footnotes

Region is based on the postcode of the provider

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Destinations by local education authority, provision, level of learning and demographics (LEA01)

Filename: lea01.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the employment and learning destinations of adult FE & skills learners, all age apprentices that achieved their learning aim, and traineeship learners that completed their aim. Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners for whom a match was found in the LEO data.
Includes earnings data one year after learning for learners achieving at Full level 2, Full level 3 and Level 4+.
Broken down by local education authority, provision, level of learning and learner demographics.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
25th_percentile	Lower quartile annualised earnings
75th_percentile	Upper quartile annualised earnings
age_group	Age Group - Filter by age group
any_learn_percent	Any learning rate
app_advanced_plus_percent	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
app_intermediate_percent	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
app_percent	Sustained apprenticeship rate
below_l2_ex_essential_percent	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
benefit_percent	In receipt of benefits only
community_learning_percent	Community learning
emp_and_learn_percent	Sustained employment and learning
emp_only_percent	Sustained employment only rate
emp_percent	Sustained employment rate
eng_math_esol_percent	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent	Essential Skills
fe_percent	Sustained further education rate
full_level_2_percent	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent	Full Level 3
he_percent	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_only_percent	Sustained learning only rate
learn_percent	Sustained learning rate
learners_with_earnings	Number of learners with earnings
learning_difficulties	Learning difficulties - Filter by learning difficulties
level_2_percent	Level 2
level_3_percent	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent	Level 4/5
level_of_learning	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
median	Median annualised earnings
no_dest_percent	No activity captured in data
not_assigned_percent	Level not assigned
not_sustained_benefit_percent	Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
not_sustained_nb_percent	Destination not sustained and not on benefits
not_sustained_percent	Destination not sustained
number_of_learners	Learners
number_of_matched_learners	Number of learners matched to LEO data
progression_sustained_prior_percent	Sustained progression from achieved aim
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
self_emp_percent	Self-employed rate
sex	Sex - Filter by sex
spd_percent	Sustained positive destination rate

Footnotes

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Destinations by local education authority, provision, level of learning, and sector subject area (LEA02)

Filename: lea02.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the employment and learning destinations of adult FE & skills learners, all age apprentices that achieved their learning aim, and traineeship learners that completed their aim. Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners for whom a match was found in the LEO data.
Includes earnings data one year after learning for learners achieving at Full level 2, Full level 3 and Level 4+.
Broken down by local education authority, provision, level of learning and sector subject area (tiers 1 & 2).

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
25th_percentile	Lower quartile annualised earnings
75th_percentile	Upper quartile annualised earnings
any_learn_percent	Any learning rate
app_advanced_plus_percent	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
app_intermediate_percent	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
app_percent	Sustained apprenticeship rate
below_l2_ex_essential_percent	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
benefit_percent	In receipt of benefits only
community_learning_percent	Community learning
emp_and_learn_percent	Sustained employment and learning
emp_only_percent	Sustained employment only rate
emp_percent	Sustained employment rate
eng_math_esol_percent	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent	Essential Skills
fe_percent	Sustained further education rate
full_level_2_percent	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent	Full Level 3
he_percent	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_only_percent	Sustained learning only rate
learn_percent	Sustained learning rate
learners_with_earnings	Number of learners with earnings
level_2_percent	Level 2
level_3_percent	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent	Level 4/5
level_of_learning	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
median	Median annualised earnings
no_dest_percent	No activity captured in data
not_assigned_percent	Level not assigned
not_sustained_benefit_percent	Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
not_sustained_nb_percent	Destination not sustained and not on benefits
not_sustained_percent	Destination not sustained
number_of_learners	Learners
number_of_matched_learners	Number of learners matched to LEO data
progression_sustained_prior_percent	Sustained progression from achieved aim
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
self_emp_percent	Self-employed rate
spd_percent	Sustained positive destination rate
ssa_tier_1	Sector subject area tier 1 - Filter by sector subject area tier 1
ssa_tier_2	Sector subject area tier 2 - Filter by sector subject area tier 2

Footnotes

Region is based on the postcode of the provider

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Destinations by English devolved area, provision, level of learning and demographics (EDA01)

Filename: eda01.csv
Geographic levels: English devolved area; National; Regional
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the employment and learning destinations of adult FE & skills learners, all age apprentices that achieved their learning aim, and traineeship learners that completed their aim. Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners for whom a match was found in the LEO data.
Includes earnings data one year after learning for learners achieving at Full level 2, Full level 3 and Level 4+.
Broken down by English devolved area (formerly known as Mayoral Combined Authority), provision, level of learning and learner demographics.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
25th_percentile	Lower quartile annualised earnings
75th_percentile	Upper quartile annualised earnings
age_group	Age Group - Filter by age group
any_learn_percent	Any learning rate
app_advanced_plus_percent	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
app_intermediate_percent	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
app_percent	Sustained apprenticeship rate
below_l2_ex_essential_percent	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
benefit_percent	In receipt of benefits only
community_learning_percent	Community learning
emp_and_learn_percent	Sustained employment and learning
emp_only_percent	Sustained employment only rate
emp_percent	Sustained employment rate
eng_math_esol_percent	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent	Essential Skills
fe_percent	Sustained further education rate
full_level_2_percent	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent	Full Level 3
he_percent	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_only_percent	Sustained learning only rate
learn_percent	Sustained learning rate
learners_with_earnings	Number of learners with earnings
learning_difficulties	Learning difficulties - Filter by learning difficulties
level_2_percent	Level 2
level_3_percent	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent	Level 4/5
level_of_learning	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
median	Median annualised earnings
no_dest_percent	No activity captured in data
not_assigned_percent	Level not assigned
not_sustained_benefit_percent	Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
not_sustained_nb_percent	Destination not sustained and not on benefits
not_sustained_percent	Destination not sustained
number_of_learners	Learners
number_of_matched_learners	Number of learners matched to LEO data
progression_sustained_prior_percent	Sustained progression from achieved aim
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
self_emp_percent	Self-employed rate
sex	Sex - Filter by sex
spd_percent	Sustained positive destination rate

Footnotes

Region is based on the postcode of the provider

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Destinations by English devolved area, provision, level of learning and sector subject area (EDA02)

Filename: eda02.csv
Geographic levels: English devolved area; National; Regional
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the employment and learning destinations of adult FE & skills learners, all age apprentices that achieved their learning aim, and traineeship learners that completed their aim. Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners for whom a match was found in the LEO data.
Includes earnings data one year after learning for learners achieving at Full level 2, Full level 3 and Level 4+.
Broken down by English devolved area (formerly known as Mayoral Combined Authority), provision, level of learning and sector subject area (tiers 1 & 2).

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
25th_percentile	Lower quartile annualised earnings
75th_percentile	Upper quartile annualised earnings
any_learn_percent	Any learning rate
app_advanced_plus_percent	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
app_intermediate_percent	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
app_percent	Sustained apprenticeship rate
below_l2_ex_essential_percent	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
benefit_percent	In receipt of benefits only
community_learning_percent	Community learning
emp_and_learn_percent	Sustained employment and learning
emp_only_percent	Sustained employment only rate
emp_percent	Sustained employment rate
eng_math_esol_percent	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent	Essential Skills
fe_percent	Sustained further education rate
full_level_2_percent	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent	Full Level 3
he_percent	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_only_percent	Sustained learning only rate
learn_percent	Sustained learning rate
learners_with_earnings	Number of learners with earnings
level_2_percent	Level 2
level_3_percent	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent	Level 4/5
level_of_learning	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
median	Median annualised earnings
no_dest_percent	No activity captured in data
not_assigned_percent	Level not assigned
not_sustained_benefit_percent	Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
not_sustained_nb_percent	Destination not sustained and not on benefits
not_sustained_percent	Destination not sustained
number_of_learners	Learners
number_of_matched_learners	Number of learners matched to LEO data
progression_sustained_prior_percent	Sustained progression from achieved aim
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
self_emp_percent	Self-employed rate
spd_percent	Sustained positive destination rate
ssa_tier_1	Sector subject area tier 1 - Filter by sector subject area tier 1
ssa_tier_2	Sector subject area tier 2 - Filter by sector subject area tier 2

Footnotes

Region is based on the postcode of the provider

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Destinations by local enterprise partnership, provision, level of learning and sector subject area (LEP01)

Filename: lep01.csv
Geographic levels: Local enterprise partnership; National
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the employment and learning destinations of adult FE & skills learners, all age apprentices that achieved their learning aim, and traineeship learners that completed their aim. Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners for whom a match was found in the LEO data.
Includes earnings data one year after learning for learners achieving at Full level 2, Full level 3 and Level 4+.
Broken down by Local Enterprise Partnership, provision, level of learning and sector subject area (tiers 1 & 2).

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
25th_percentile	Lower quartile annualised earnings
75th_percentile	Upper quartile annualised earnings
any_learn_percent	Any learning rate
app_advanced_plus_percent	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
app_intermediate_percent	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
app_percent	Sustained apprenticeship rate
below_l2_ex_essential_percent	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
benefit_percent	In receipt of benefits only
community_learning_percent	Community learning
emp_and_learn_percent	Sustained employment and learning
emp_only_percent	Sustained employment only rate
emp_percent	Sustained employment rate
eng_math_esol_percent	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent	Essential Skills
fe_percent	Sustained further education rate
full_level_2_percent	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent	Full Level 3
he_percent	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_only_percent	Sustained learning only rate
learn_percent	Sustained learning rate
learners_with_earnings	Number of learners with earnings
level_2_percent	Level 2
level_3_percent	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent	Level 4/5
level_of_learning	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
median	Median annualised earnings
no_dest_percent	No activity captured in data
not_assigned_percent	Level not assigned
not_sustained_benefit_percent	Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
not_sustained_nb_percent	Destination not sustained and not on benefits
not_sustained_percent	Destination not sustained
number_of_learners	Learners
number_of_matched_learners	Number of learners matched to LEO data
progression_sustained_prior_percent	Sustained progression from achieved aim
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
self_emp_percent	Self-employed rate
spd_percent	Sustained positive destination rate
ssa_tier_1	Sector subject area tier 1 - Filter by sector subject area tier 1
ssa_tier_2	Sector subject area tier 2 - Filter by sector subject area tier 2

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Destinations by qualification title, provision and sector subject area (QUA01)

Filename: qua01.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the employment, and learning destinations of adult FE & Skills learners, all age apprentices that achieved their learning aim, and Traineeship learners that completed their aim. Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners for whom a match was found in the LEO data.
Includes earnings data one year after learning for learners achieving at Full level 2, Full level 3 and Level 4+.
Broken down by qualification title, learner age, level of learning, apprenticeship type, access to higher education and sector subject area (tiers 1 & 2).
Please note that the number of rows in this file exceeds the number which can be opened within Microsoft Excel. We therefore recommend using this data within the table builder tool, rather than downloading it directly.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
25th_percentile	Lower quartile annualised earnings
75th_percentile	Upper quartile annualised earnings
access_to_he	Access to HE - Filter by Access to HE qualifications
age_group	Age Group - Filter by age group
any_learn_percent	Any learning rate
app_advanced_plus_percent	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
app_intermediate_percent	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
app_percent	Sustained apprenticeship rate
app_type	Apprenticeship type - Filter by apprenticeship type
below_l2_ex_essential_percent	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
benefit_percent	In receipt of benefits only
community_learning_percent	Community learning
emp_and_learn_percent	Sustained employment and learning
emp_only_percent	Sustained employment only rate
emp_percent	Sustained employment rate
eng_math_esol_percent	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent	Essential Skills
fe_percent	Sustained further education rate
full_level_2_percent	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent	Full Level 3
he_percent	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_only_percent	Sustained learning only rate
learn_percent	Sustained learning rate
learners_with_earnings	Number of learners with earnings
level_2_percent	Level 2
level_3_percent	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent	Level 4/5
level_of_learning	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
median	Median annualised earnings
no_dest_percent	No activity captured in data
not_assigned_percent	Level not assigned
not_sustained_benefit_percent	Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
not_sustained_nb_percent	Destination not sustained and not on benefits
not_sustained_percent	Destination not sustained
number_of_learners	Learners
number_of_matched_learners	Number of learners matched to LEO data
progression_sustained_prior_percent	Sustained progression from achieved aim
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
qualification_title	Qualification title - Filter by qualification title
self_emp_percent	Self-employed rate
spd_percent	Sustained positive destination rate
ssa_tier_1	Sector subject area tier 1 - Filter by sector subject area tier 1
ssa_tier_2	Sector subject area tier 2 - Filter by sector subject area tier 2

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Progression of younger learners born in or since 1988, by qualification title (QUA02)

Filename: qua02.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the learning destinations and progression of younger learners that achieved their FE & skills, and apprenticeship aims, and traineeship learners that completed their aim.
Broken down by qualification title, learner type, level of learning and sector subject area (tiers 1 & 2).
This file contains only data for learners whose full academic record is recorded in the NPD and ILR datasets, meaning the department holds the full educational history (i.e. those who are born in or since 1988). Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners who meet these criteria.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age Group - Filter by age group
app_advanced_percent_pa	Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3)
app_higher_percent_pa	Higher apprenticeship (Level 4/5)
app_intermediate_percent_pa	Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
below_l2_ex_essential_percent_pa	Below Level 2 (excluding Essential Skills)
eng_math_esol_percent_pa	English, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent_pa	Essential Skills
fe_percent_pa	Sustained further education rate
first_time_at_level_percent	Percent of matched learners achieving at this level for the first time
fsm	Free school meals - Filter by free school meals status
full_level_2_percent_pa	Full Level 2
full_level_3_percent_pa	Full Level 3
he_percent_pa	Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_percent_pa	Sustained learning rate
learning_destination	Number of matched learners with any learning destination
level_2_percent_pa	Level 2
level_3_percent_pa	Level 3
level_4_plus_percent_pa	Level 4/5
level_of_learning	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
not_assigned_percent_pa	Level not assigned
number_of_learners	Learners
progression_sustained_overall_percent	Progression for learner overall
progression_sustained_prior_percent_pa	Sustained progression from achieved aim
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
qualification_title	Qualification title - Filter by qualification title
ssa_tier_1	Sector subject area tier 1 - Filter by sector subject area tier 1
ssa_tier_2	Sector subject area tier 2 - Filter by sector subject area tier 2

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Earnings one to five years after learning by provision, demographics, sector subject area and qualification title (EAR01)

Filename: ear01.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
Content: Reports on the earnings one to five years after learning for adult FE & Skills learners, all age apprentices, that achieved their learning aim at Full level 2, Full level 3 and level 4+.
Broken down by provision, level of learning, gender, ethnicity, sector subject areas (tier 1 & 2) and qualification title.
Please note that the number of rows in this file exceeds the number which can be opened within Microsoft Excel. We therefore recommend using this data within the table builder tool, rather than downloading it directly.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
25th_percentile	Lower quartile annualised earnings
75th_percentile	Upper quartile annualised earnings
ethnicity_major	Ethnicity - Filter by ethnicity
level_of_learning	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
median	Median annualised earnings
num_learners	Number of learners with earnings
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
qualification_title	Qualification title - Filter by qualification title
sex	Sex - Filter by sex
ssa_tier_1	Sector subject area tier 1 - Filter by sector subject area tier 1
ssa_tier_2	Sector subject area tier 2 - Filter by sector subject area tier 2
years_after_learning	Years after learning - Filter by years after learning

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Employment destinations one year after learning by industry section, industry division, provision, level of learning and sector subject area (SEC01)

Filename: sec01.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2020/21
Content: Reports on the employment industry sector (1 digit SIC code) and industry division (2 digit SIC code) for learners who have a sustained employment destination.
Broken down by provision, apprenticeship type, level of learning, sector subject areas 1&2, ethnicity and gender.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age Group - Filter by age group
app_type	Apprenticeship type - Filter by apprenticeship type
ethnicity_major	Ethnicity - Filter by ethnicity
industry_division	Industry division - Filter by industry division (2 digit SIC)
industry_section	Industry section - Filter by industry section (1 digit SIC)
level_of_learning_group	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
number_sustained_employment	Number of learners in sustained employment
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
sex	Sex - Filter by sex
ssa_tier_1	Sector subject area tier 1 - Filter by sector subject area tier 1
ssa_tier_2	Sector subject area tier 2 - Filter by sector subject area tier 2
sustained_employment_percent	Sustained employment rate

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Employment destinations one year after learning by industry section, industry division, provision, region and sector subject area (SEC02)

Filename: sec02.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2020/21
Content: Reports on the employment industry sector (1 digit SIC code) and industry division (2 digit SIC code) for learners who have a sustained employment destination.
Broken down by provision, apprenticeship type, level of learning, sector subject areas 1&2, and regional breakdowns.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
app_type	Apprenticeship type - Filter by apprenticeship type
industry_division	Industry division - Filter by industry division (2 digit SIC)
industry_section	Industry section - Filter by industry section (1 digit SIC)
level_of_learning_group	Level of learning - Filter by level of learning
number_sustained_employment	Number of learners in sustained employment
provision	Provision - Filter by provision type
ssa_tier_1	Sector subject area tier 1 - Filter by sector subject area tier 1
ssa_tier_2	Sector subject area tier 2 - Filter by sector subject area tier 2
sustained_employment_percent	Sustained employment rate

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Region is based on the postcode of the provider

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