Figures relating to drop-out or retention have only been published with respect to NVQ learning in the further education (FE) sector and are reproduced in the following table:
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4/5 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4/5 1997/98 — — — — — — — — 1998/99 — — — — — — — — 1999/2000 60 187 76 15 63 60 64 66 2000/01 49 179 75 — 62 59 63 — 2001/02 37 153 67 — 67 61 64 — 2002/03 42 158 72 — 71 61 65 — 2003/04 40 149 71 — 74 67 66 — 2004/05 43 155 72 — 76 70 69 — Note: The number of starts (relating to the cohort of people expected to complete in each year) is shown to give an indication of the relative weightings between cohorts; it does not show the complete number of starts for that year.
Drop-out rates for foundation degree students have not previously been calculated. However, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) will be publishing a document on foundation degrees later this year which will include drop-out rates as well as other statistics.
Figures for Train-to-Gain are not yet available given the recent nation roll-out of the programme in August 2006. Figures are not available for the Workstep programme funded by the Department for Work and Pensions through Jobcentre Plus.