Apprentices: East Midlands Mr. Hayes To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many people commenced level 2 apprenticeships in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07 and (iii) 2007-08. Mr. Simon The table shows the number of apprenticeship (Level 2) starts in Lincolnshire and the East Midlands, from 2005/06 to 2007/08. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Area |Academic year|Apprenticeship starts| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lincolnshire LA |2005/06 |1,800 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2006/07 |1,900 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2007/08 |2,200 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East Midlands region |2005/06 |11,900 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2006/07 |11,800 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2007/08 |14,500 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Notes:1. Data are rounded to the nearest hundred.2. Area is based upon the home postcode of the learner.Source:Work Based Learning Individualised Learner Record (WBL ILR).| | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Mr. Hayes To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many people commenced level 3 apprenticeships in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07 and (iii) 2007-08. Mr. Simon The table shows the number of advanced apprenticeship (level 3) starts in Lincolnshire and the East Midlands, from 2005/06 to 2007/08. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Area |Academic year|Advanced apprenticeship starts| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lincolnshire LA |2005/06 |800 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2006/07 |900 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2007/08 |1,200 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East Midlands region |2005/06 |5,000 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2006/07 |5,600 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2007/08 |7,200 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Notes:1. Data are rounded to the nearest hundred.2. Advanced apprenticeship starts include a small number of higher level apprenticeships from 2006/07 onwards.3. Area is based upon the home postcode of the learner.Source:Work Based Learning Individualised Learner Record (WBL ILR)| | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.