asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many apprenticeships were awarded under apprenticeship schemes in Wales, Scotland and England in 2004–06; 2005–06; and 2006–07. [HL3228]
The number of people starting an apprenticeship in England in each of the three academic years for which information is available is provided in the following table. Apprenticeships policy is a devolved matter and arrangements in Wales and Scotland are matters for their devolved Administrations.
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07(b) Starts(c) 189,000 175,000 180,000
Notes:
(a) Figures shown are for Academic Years
(b) Figures for 2006-07 are provisional as providers are still making late returns, Therefore starts and completions figures may be revised upwards
(c) Figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000
Source: LSC Individualised Learner Record
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many apprenticeships were awarded to females in 2004–05 and 2005–06. [HL3229]
The number of females starting an apprenticeship in England in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 academic years is provided in the following table. Apprenticeships policy is a devolved matter and arrangements in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for their devolved Administrations.
2004-05 2005-06 Starts(b) 87,700 82,500
Notes:
(a) Figures shown are for academic years
(b) Figures are rounded to the nearest 100
Source: LSC Individualised Learner Record
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many apprenticeships were awarded in 2004–05 in each of the United Kingdom's principal industries. [HL3230]
The number of people starting an apprenticeship in England in the 2004-05 academic year by skills sector is provided in the following table. Apprenticeships policy is a devolved matter and arrangements in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for their devolved Administrations.
Sector Starts Asset Skills (Property and cleaning) 314 Creative & Cultural 15 e-skills (IT and Telecoms) 8,251 Financial Services 486 People 1st (Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism) 18,700 Skillfast (Fashion and Textiles) 1,024 SkillsActive (Sport and Recreation) 5,719 Skillset (Creative Media Industries) 9 Skillsmart Retail 8,954 Automotive skills 13,607 Cogent (Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Oil and Gas) 206 ECITB/Construction 18,742 GoSkills (Passenger Transport) 1,975 Improve (Food and Drink Manufacture) 464 Lantra (Environmental and Land-based) 4,494 Proskills (Process and Manufacturing) 865 SEMTA (Engineering) 12,444 Skills for Logistics (Delivery and Storage) 1,473 SummitSkills (Building services engineering) 12,636 Government Skills (Central Government) 334 Lifelong Learning UK (HE and FE) 22 Skills for Health (Care) 10,271 Skills for Justice 27 Sector Skills Councils Sub Total 121,032 Habia (Hair and Beauty) 17,004 Council for Administration 21,695 Institute of Customer Service 14,324 Skills for Security 742 Other Sector Bodies Sub Total 53,765 Others 14,236 Total 189,033
Notes:
(a) Figures are for the Academic Year
Source: LSC Individualised Learner Record