Academic year 2018/19

Further education outcomes

Sustained employment and learning destinations, and earnings of further education learners in England. Annual statistics with demographic and other breakdowns.

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

    English devolved area, National, Regional

    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).

    Number of rows
    147,780
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding English & Maths)
    Filters
    • Grouped level of learning
    • Level of learning
    • Provision
    Time period
    2013/14 to 2018/19
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  • l. Destinations by local education authority, provision, level of learning and demographics (LEA01)

    Local authority, National, Regional

    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.

    Number of rows
    1,228,952
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding English & Maths)
    Filters
    • Age Band
    • Gender
    • Grouped level of learning
    Time period
    2013/14 to 2018/19
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  • i. Progression of young learners by qualification title (QUA02)

    National

    Reports on the learning destinations and progression of young 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, and who were born in or after 1988, meaning the department holds the full educational history.  Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners who meet these criteria.

    Number of rows
    607,260
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3)
    • Below Level 2 (excluding English & Maths)
    • English & Maths
    Filters
    • Age Band
    • Free school meals
    • Grouped level of learning
    Time period
    2013/14 to 2018/19
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  • p. Destinations by local enterprise partnership, provision, level of learning and sector subject area (LEP01)

    Local enterprise partnership, National, Regional

    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).

    Number of rows
    198,448
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding English & Maths)
    Filters
    • Grouped level of learning
    • Level of learning
    • Provision
    Time period
    2013/14 to 2018/19
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  • f. Destinations of community learners by provider, provision and benefit status (PRV03)

    National, Regional

    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.

    Number of rows
    76,410
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding English & Maths)
    Filters
    • Age Band
    • Benefit learner
    • Provision
    Time period
    2013/14 to 2018/19
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  • j. Destinations by local authority district, provision, level of learning and demographics (LAD01)

    Local authority district, National, Regional

    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.

    Number of rows
    2,134,537
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding English & Maths)
    Filters
    • Age Band
    • Gender
    • Grouped level of learning
    Time period
    2013/14 to 2018/19
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  • d. Destinations by provider, provider type and benefit status (PRV01)

    National, Regional

    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.

    Number of rows
    113,045
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding English & Maths)
    Filters
    • Benefit learner
    • Provider Type
    • Provision
    Time period
    2013/14 to 2018/19
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  • g. Destinations by provider, provision, level of learning and sector subject area (PRV04)

    National, Regional

    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).

    Number of rows
    1,016,975
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding English & Maths)
    Filters
    • Level of learning
    • Provider Type
    • Provision
    Time period
    2013/14 to 2018/19
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  • c. Progression of young learners by demographics (NAT03)

    National

    Reports on the learning destinations and progression of young 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, and who were born in or after 1988, meaning the department holds the full educational history.  Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners who meet these criteria.

    Number of rows
    908,047
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3)
    • Below Level 2 (excluding English & Maths)
    • English & Maths
    Filters
    • Age Band
    • BAME
    • Benefit learner
    Time period
    2013/14 to 2018/19
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  • e. Destinations by provider, provision, level of learning and demographics (PRV02)

    National, Regional

    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.

    Number of rows
    163,945
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding English & Maths)
    Filters
    • Age Band
    • Gender
    • Grouped level of learning
    Time period
    2013/14 to 2018/19
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  • q. Earnings one to five years after learning by provision, demographics, sector subject area and qualification title (EAR01)

    National

    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.

    Number of rows
    1,212,638
    Indicators
    • Lower quartile annualised earnings
    • Median annualised earnings
    • Number of learners with earnings
    Filters
    • Ethnicity group
    • Gender
    • Level of learning
    Time period
    2010/11 to 2018/19
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  • n. Destinations by English devolved area, provision, level of learning and demographics (EDA01)

    English devolved area, National, Regional

    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.

    Number of rows
    271,980
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding English & Maths)
    Filters
    • Age Band
    • Gender
    • Grouped level of learning
    Time period
    2013/14 to 2018/19
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  • b. Destinations of community learners by demographics (NAT02)

    National

    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.

    Number of rows
    113,409
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding English & Maths)
    Filters
    • Age Band
    • BAME
    • Benefit learner
    Time period
    2013/14 to 2018/19
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  • h. Destinations by qualification title, provision and sector subject area (QUA01)

    National

    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 accessing the formatted version of this data instead (available under ‘Explore all data and files’ then ‘Other files’).

    Number of rows
    1,795,203
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding English & Maths)
    Filters
    • Access to Higher Education
    • Age Band
    • Apprenticeship type
    Time period
    2013/14 to 2018/19
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  • k. Destinations by local authority district, provision, level of learning and sector subject area (LAD02)

    Local authority district, National, Regional

    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).

    Number of rows
    967,110
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding English & Maths)
    Filters
    • Grouped level of learning
    • Level of learning
    • Provision
    Time period
    2013/14 to 2018/19
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  • a. Destinations by demographics and provision (NAT01)

    National

    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.

    Number of rows
    1,251,491
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding English & Maths)
    Filters
    • Age Band
    • Apprenticeship type
    • BAME
    Time period
    2013/14 to 2018/19
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  • m. Destinations by local education authority, provision, level of learning and sector subject area (LEA02)

    Local authority, National, Regional

    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).

    Number of rows
    582,738
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding English & Maths)
    Filters
    • Grouped level of learning
    • Level of learning
    • Provision
    Time period
    2013/14 to 2018/19
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Supporting files

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5 supporting data files

  • Progression of young learners by qualification title (QUA02) - formatted

    Formatted version of QUA02 file, for ease of access. Reports on the learning destinations and progression of young 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, and who were born in or after 1988, meaning the department holds the full educational history. Destination rates are calculated as a proportion of learners who meet these criteria.

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

    Formatted version of QUA01 file, for ease of access. 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, access to higher education and sector subject area (tiers 1 & 2).

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  • Destinations by qualification title, provision and sector subject area 2013/14 -2014/15 (QUA01)

    Years 2013/14 - 2014/15 of the QUA01 file. File split by years for ease of access. 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, access to higher education and sector subject area (tiers 1 & 2)

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  • Destinations by qualification title, provision and sector subject area 2015/16 -2016/17 (QUA01)

    Years 2015/16 - 2016/17 of the QUA01 file. File split by years for ease of access. 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, access to higher education and sector subject area (tiers 1 & 2)

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  • Destinations by qualification title, provision and sector subject area 2017/18 -2018/19 (QUA01

    Years 2017/18 -2018/19 of the QUA01 file. File split by years for ease of access. 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, access to higher education and sector subject area (tiers 1 & 2)

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Data guidance

Description of the data sets included in this release, including information on data sources, coverage, quality and any data conventions used.

Description

The FE outcome-based success measures 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 2018/19, and tracks their outcomes in the following academic year, 2019/20.

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 2013/14 to 2018/19. 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 numbers lower than 6, and percentages where the numerator is less than 3 or the denominator is less than 6.

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Further education outcomes statistics

Email: FE.OUTCOMESDATA@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Kate Molloy

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