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Apprentices

Volume 502: debated on Wednesday 9 December 2009

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many apprenticeships were awarded in each subject sector in the last 12 months. (304505)

The following table shows apprenticeship achievements by Sector Subject Area for 2007/08, the latest year for which we have complete data. Final information for the 2008/09 academic year will be released on 17 December. In-year information for 2008/09 can be found in a Statistical First Release, at:

http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/statistics/sfroct09/

Table 1: Apprenticeship achievements by sector subject area, 2007/08

Sector subject area

2007/08 full year (final)

Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care

2,500

Arts, Media and Publishing

200

Business, Administration and Law

23,600

Construction, Planning and the Built Environment

17,800

Education and Training

Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies

20,800

Health, Public Services and Care

13,800

Information and Communication Technology

5,500

Languages, Literature and Culture

Leisure, Travel and Tourism

3,600

Preparation for Life and Work

Retail and Commercial Enterprise

24,400

Science and Mathematics

Unknown

400

Grand total

112,600

Notes:

1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest hundred.

2. ‘—’ Indicates a base value of less than 50.

3. Full-year numbers are a count of the number of achievements at any point during the year. Learners achieving more than one framework will appear more than once.

Source:

Work Based Learning Individualised Learner Record