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Volume 497: debated on Wednesday 14 October 2009

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many apprenticeships have been undertaken by (a) men and (b) women in each (i) region and (ii) industrial sector; and how many were completed in each case. (290221)

Table 1 shows the number of apprenticeship starts by Government Office Region and Gender in 2007-08, the latest year for which full-year figures are available. Table 2 shows the number of apprenticeship achievements by Government Office Region and Gender in 2007-08. This gives the total number of achievements in 2007-08, regardless of the academic year the apprenticeship started.

Tables 3 and 4 show the number of apprenticeship starts and achievements by Government Office Region and Sector Subject Area in 2007-08. Information is not available by 'industrial sector'.

Table 1: Number of apprenticeship starts by Government Office region and gender, 2007-08

Region

Male

Female

Total

North East

8,600

8,000

16,700

North West

18,200

17,200

35,500

Yorkshire and the Humber

16,200

13,100

29,300

East Midlands

10,800

10,900

21,700

West Midlands

11,600

13,800

25,400

East of England

10,800

10,200

21,000

London

7,200

7,300

14,500

South East

18,400

13,800

32,200

South West

14,600

10,700

25,300

Other

1,800

1,500

3,200

Total

118,200

106,600

224,800

Table 2: Number of apprenticeship achievements by Government Office region and gender, 2007-08

Region

Male

Female

Total

North East

4,300

3,300

7,600

North West

9,700

9,300

19,000

Yorkshire and the Humber

9,000

6,300

15,400

East Midlands

5,400

5,300

10,700

West Midlands

6,900

6,700

13,600

East of England

5,400

4,600

10,000

London

3,100

3,100

6,200

South East

9,700

6,600

16,300

South West

7,500

5,000

12,500

Other

700

500

1,300

Total

61,700

50,800

112,600

Notes:

1. Region is based on home postcode of the learner.

2. Where the postcode is outside of England, or not known, learners are shown in the 'Other' category.

3. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred and may therefore not sum to the totals.

Source:

Work-based Learning Individualised Learning Record

Table 3: Number of apprenticeship starts by sector subject area and gender, 2007-08

Sector Subject Area

Male

Female

Total

Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care

2,200

2,300

4,500

Arts, Media and Publishing

100

1

100

Business, Administration and Law

14,700

36,100

50,700

Construction, Planning and the Built Environment

27,300

500

27,800

Education and Training

1

300

300

Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies

41,800

1,300

43,100

Health, Public Services and Care

3,900

27,200

31,100

Information and Communication Technology

5,900

2,100

8,000

Languages, Literature and Culture

1

1

1

Leisure, Travel and Tourism

3,400

2,800

6,300

Preparation for Life and Work

1

1

1

Retail and Commercial Enterprise

16,700

32,600

49,300

Science and Mathematics

1

1

1

Unknown

2,200

1,300

3,500

Total

118,200

106,600

224,800

Table 4: Number of apprenticeship achievements by sector subject area and gender, 2007-08

Sector Subject Area

Male

Female

Total

Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care

1,200

1,300

2,500

Arts, Media and Publishing

100

1

200

Business, Administration and Law

6,300

17,200

23,600

Construction, Planning and the Built Environment

17,600

200

17,800

Education and Training

1

1

1

Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies

20,200

500

20,800

Health, Public Services and Care

1,800

12,000

13,800

Information and Communication Technology

4,400

1,200

5,500

Languages, Literature and Culture

1

1

1

Leisure, Travel and Tourism

2,100

1,500

3,600

Preparation for Life and Work

1

1

1

Retail and Commercial Enterprise

7,800

16,700

24,400

Science and Mathematics

1

1

1

Unknown

200

200

400

Total

61,700

50,800

112,600

1 Indicates a value of less than 50.

Note:

1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred and may therefore not sum to the totals.

Source:

Work-based Learning Individualised Learning Record

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many Government-funded apprenticeship places were available to young people in (a) England and (b) North East Cambridgeshire in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. (291285)

[holding answer 16 September 2009]: Table 1 shows the number of Learning and Skills Council funded apprenticeship starts by learners aged under 19 in North East Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency and England from 2003-04 to 2007-08, the latest year for which full-year figures are available.

Table 1: Number of apprenticeship starts for learners aged under 19, 2003-04 to 2007-08

Area

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

North East Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency

230

210

180

230

240

England

108,300

113,500

99,500

105,600

107,600

Notes:

1. Parliamentary constituency is based on home postcode of the learner.

2. The figures provided for England includes learners undertaking apprenticeships in England. It includes those resident in England, a small number of learners which are resident outside of England e.g. in Scotland or Wales, and those where their postcode is not known.

3. Figures for parliamentary constituency have been rounded to the nearest ten and figures for England have been rounded to the nearest hundred.

4. Age Source: Work-based Learning Individualised Learner Record (WBL ILR) is calculated based on age at start of programme.

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, of which 107,600 were by young people (aged under 19). Completion rates are also at a record high with 64 per cent. successfully completing an apprenticeship—up from 37 per cent. in 2004-05. The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill now before Parliament will ensure that an apprenticeship place is available for all suitably qualified young people by 2013.