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Further Education: Higher Education

Volume 471: debated on Monday 4 February 2008

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Mr. Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many students were studying for a higher educational qualification in a further education college in each of the last five years. (172277)

Bill Rammell

The latest available information is given in the following table.

Higher education enrolments at English further education colleges1—academic years 2001/02 to 2005/06

Academic year

Enrolments

2001/02

139,630

2002/03

134,970

2003/04

143,065

2004/05

141,365

2005/06

139,410

1 Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies transferred to the Higher Education sector in 2002 and Leeds College of Music transferred in July 2005.

Note:

Figures are on a DIUS whole year count basis, which counts students enrolled at any point in the academic year, and have been rounded to the nearest five.

Source:

Learning and Skills Council (LSC) Individualised Learner Record

The changes in the number of Higher Education Enrolments at Further Education Colleges will have been affected by the transfer of institutions from the Further Education sector to the Higher Education sector. In addition, changes in the reporting methods used to record franchising arrangements between Higher Education Institutions and Further Education Colleges may have contributed to the changes in numbers. Franchising is a process where students take a course delivered by an institution on behalf of another institution and this often occurs between Higher Education Institutions and Further Education Colleges.