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.
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.