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Apprentices: Suffolk

Volume 488: debated on Friday 6 March 2009

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Mr. Spring

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many people resident in Suffolk were on (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships in each of the last five years. (256958)

Mr. Simon

The following table shows the number of apprenticeship starts, by level, in Suffolk local authority from 2003-04 to 2007-08.

Apprenticeship starts in Suffolk by level

Apprenticeship

Advanced apprenticeship

Total

2003/04

2,300

900

3,200

2004/05

1,900

700

2,300

2005/06

1,700

800

2,500

2006/07

1,800

700

2,500

2007/08

2,600

1000

3,700

Notes:

1. Local authority is based on learner’s home postcode.

2. Numbers have been rounded and may not sum to total.

Source:

WBL ILR

The Government are committed to rebuilding apprenticeships. Since 1997 we have witnessed a renaissance in apprenticeships from a low point of 65,000 to a record 225,000 apprenticeship starts in 2007/08. Completion rates are also at a record high with 64 per cent. successfully completing an apprenticeship—up from 37 per cent. in 2004/05. A remarkable achievement.