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Apprentices: North East

Volume 489: debated on Tuesday 17 March 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills which (a) companies and (b) industrial trades have provided the largest number of apprenticeships in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007 and (iii) 2008 in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency. (260792)

The following table shows the 10 sector frameworks that have provided the largest number of apprenticeship starts in each academic year, from 2005/06 to 2007/08, for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency.

Information about companies providing apprenticeships is not currently available.

Top 10 apprenticeship frameworks that provided the largest number of starts Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland parliamentary constituency

Framework

Number of starts

2005/06

1

Business Administration

60

2

Construction

60

3

Children's Care Learning and Development

50

4

Retail

40

5

Hairdressing

30

6

Customer Service

30

7

Engineering

30

8

Health and Social Care

30

9

Hospitality and Catering

20

10

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

20

2006/07

1

Business Administration

70

2

Construction

70

3

Engineering

60

4

Children’s Care Learning and Development

50

5

Hairdressing

50

6

Customer Service

40

7

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

30

8

Health and Social Care

20

9

Plumbing

20

10

Retail

20

2007-08

1

Business Administration

70

2

Construction

70

3

Health and Social Care

60

4

Hairdressing

50

5

Children’s Care Learning and Development

50

6

Customer Service

40

7

Engineering

30

8

Retail

30

9

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

30

10

Plumbing

20

Notes:

1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Figures in table include Work Based Learning (WBL) (apprenticeships only).

3. Programme-Led apprenticeships recorded in WBL ILR returns are included in the above figures.

4. Parliamentary constituency is based upon the home postcode of the learner.

5. This table uses programme starts as a measure for comparative purposes. Full-year numbers are a count of the number of starts at any point during the year. Learners starting more than one course will appear more than once.

Source:

Work Based Learning (WBL) Individualised Learner Record

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.