Further Education and Skills in England October 2017

Further Education and Skills in England October 2017

SFR 53/2017, 12 October 2017

This SFR contains provisional figures for the full 2016/17 academic year based on data reported to date. Final figures for 2016/17 will be published in November 2017.

All age government funded apprenticeship participation reported so far for the full 2016/17 academic year is slightly greater than that reported at the same point in 2015/16.

Participation in government funded adult (19+) further education reported so far for the full 2016/17 academic year is less than that reported at this time in 2015/16, and has continued to fall in final year figures from its 2011/12 peak.

All age apprenticeship participation

912,200 participated on an apprenticeship by the end of 2016/17 academic year, based on provisional full-year data, compared to 904,800 reported at this time in 2015/16, an increase of 0.8 per cent.

Participation increased in higher level apprenticeships (37.4 per cent) and advanced level apprenticeships (5.3 per cent) whereas participation decreased in intermediate level apprenticeships (5.4 per cent) compared to the same point in 2015/16.

Adult (19+) further education participation

2,233,200 learners had participated in adult further education by the end of 2016/17, compared to 2,318,700 reported at this time in 2015/16, a decrease of 3.7 per cent.

Participation in both English and maths and Level 2 courses decreased, whereas participation on Level 3 has increased. Participation in Level 4 and above courses increased by 26.0 per cent from 58,600 in 2015/16 to 73,800 in 2016/17.

Apprenticeship starts reported to date decreased in the 2016/17 academic year compared to the same point in 2015/16.

All age apprenticeship starts

There were 491,300 apprenticeship starts in the 2016/17 academic year based on provisional full-year data, compared to 503,700 reported at this time in 2015/16, a decrease of 2.5 per cent. Since the introduction of the apprenticeship levy in April 2017, there have been 18,500 levy-supported starts.

Starts in higher and advanced apprenticeship levels increased by 35.1 and 3.9 per cent respectively, whereas starts at intermediate level decreased by 10.1 per cent in the 2016/17 academic year compared to the same point in 2015/16.

There were 1,116,000 apprenticeship starts reported to July 2017 since May 2015 and 3,493,500 starts reported to July 2017 since May 2010.

There were 23,700 apprenticeship starts reported on standards so far in 2016/17, compared to 3,800 reported at the same point in 2015/16.

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Contents

In-Year Further Education Statistics for England, 2016/17.............................5

Summary and key headlines ? 2016/17 (data reported so far) .................................................. 5 Adult (19+) further education and skills participation (Table 18) ................................................ 6 Apprenticeship participation (Table 21) ..................................................................................... 6 Apprenticeship starts (Table 22.1) ............................................................................................. 7 Apprenticeship achievements (Table 22.2)................................................................................ 8 Adult (19+) English and maths (Table 19) ................................................................................. 8 Adult (19+) education and training (Table 20)............................................................................ 8 Community learning (Table 24) ................................................................................................. 9 Adult (18+) offender learners (Table 25).................................................................................... 9 Advanced learner loans (Table 26)............................................................................................ 9 Traineeships (Table 27.1, 27.2 & 27.3)...................................................................................... 9 Further education supplementary tables.................................................................................. 10

Further Education Statistics for England 2015/16 ........................................ 11

Summary and key headlines ? 2015/16 final data as reported November 2016...................... 11 Adult (19+) learner participation and achievement (Tables 1.1, 1.2 & 3) ................................. 12 Apprenticeships (Tables 2, 6 & 7)............................................................................................ 15 Adult (19+) English and maths (Table 4) ................................................................................. 18 Community learning (Table 9) ................................................................................................. 19 Adult (18+) offender learning (Table 10.1 & 10.2).................................................................... 19 24+ Advanced learning loans (Table 11) ................................................................................. 20 Traineeships (Tables 12.1, 12.2 & 12.3).................................................................................. 20 Qualification Achievement Rates (QARs) (Tables 14.1 & 14.2)............................................... 21 Adult attainment in the population (Tables 15.1, 15.2, 16.1 and 16.2)..................................... 24

Accompanying tables...................................................................................25 Further information is available .................................................................... 26 Technical information...................................................................................26 National Statistics ........................................................................................ 27 Get in touch ................................................................................................. 27

Media enquiries ....................................................................................................................... 27 Other enquiries and feedback.................................................................................................. 27

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About this release This statistical first release (SFR) presents information on:

Adult (aged 19+) government-funded further education (excluding schools and higher education) comprising: Education and training, including offender learning (18+) Apprenticeships English and maths Community learning Employer Ownership Pilots (EOP) Advanced learner loans Traineeships (16-24)

All age (16+) apprenticeships in England. The highest level of qualification held by adults (aged 19 to 64) in England calculated from Labour Force Survey

(LFS) data.

The SFR is presented in two main sections: 1. In-year data for 2016/17 (provisional full-year data as reported to date) 2. Final year data for 2015/16 (full-year)

Final data are presented for further education and apprenticeships between 2010/11 and 2015/16. Highest levels of qualification data are presented from 2006 to 2015, although 2015 figures are provisional and subject to revisions.

Tables 1.1, 1.2: Adult (19+) FE and skills participation/achievement by Level Table 2: All age apprenticeship participation by level and age Tables 4: Adult (19+) FE and skills ? English and maths participation and achievement by level Table 5: Adult (19+) demographic summary of FE and skills participation Table 6: All age demographic summary of apprenticeship participation Tables 7.1, 7.2: All age apprenticeship programme starts/achievements by level and age Tables 8.1, 8.2: Workplace learning starts/achievements by level Table 12.1 ? 12.3: Traineeship starts, completions and progressions by age Table 13: Employer Ownership Pilot starts (2012/13 to 2015/16) Note: there are no EOP starts in 2016/17.

Changes included in this SFR This SFR includes provisional figures for the full academic year 2016/17 based on information that has been reported to the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) by further education colleges and providers in September 2017. The data will change as further data returns relating to the period are received later in the year. We have also included data reported so far on the apprenticeship levy supported starts since the introduction of the apprenticeship levy in April 2017. Ofqual vocational qualification data shown in Table 17 of this release have also been updated following a new methodology being used by Ofqual. Please see the Quality and Methodology for more details.

Changes in the next SFR The next SFR will be in November 2017 and will include final full year data for the 2016/17 academic year (August 2016 to July 2017).

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In this publication The following tables are included in the SFR:

National tables (Excel .xls):

Supplementary tables and data tools (Excel .xls):

The accompanying technical document provides information on the data sources, their coverage and quality and explains the methodology used in producing the data, and further information on methodology changes impacting on the Full Level 2 and Full Level 3 data, and changes to the calculation of qualification achievement rates.

Experimental statistics On 5 October 2017, the latest experimental statistics were released using data from the apprenticeship service. This includes the number of apprenticeship service accounts registered (ASAs) and apprenticeship commitments on the new system, and provides information on the use of the apprenticeship service. These statistics are available here: Apprenticeship service registrations and commitments: August 2017 - GOV.UK. We will publish these statistics on a monthly basis but may adjust content and timing as feedback is assessed. We will take into account what data is reported in this new system and how this is happening.

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In-Year Further Education Statistics for England, 2016/17

Figures for the 2016/17 academic year (August 2016 to July 2017) are based on information that has been reported to the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) in September 2017 by further education colleges and providers. The data provide an early view of performance and will change as further data returns are received. Since providers report some of their data for this period later in the year, the data are subject to change (in either direction) until final data is received. At this point in the year, 2016/17 figures are referred to as reported so far or reported to date to reflect this. This SFR reports on the provisional full-year for the 2016/17 academic year.

It is not possible to determine how complete or incomplete the information returned so far is, therefore care should be taken when comparing data reported so far in 2016/17 to the equivalent reporting period in 2015/16. This is particularly the case as provider reporting behaviour may change year to year 1. More accurate comparisons can be made once final returns for the academic year are made (data returned in October 2017, due to be published in November 2017).

Summary and key headlines ? 2016/17 (data reported so far)

Adult (19+) further education and skills

Provisional data reported so far for the full 2016/17 academic year show there were 2,233,200 learners aged 19 and over participating in government-funded adult further education, compared to 2,318,700 reported this time last year for 2015/16, a decrease of 3.7 per cent.

Apprenticeship participation

912,200 participants on an apprenticeship have been reported so far in 2016/17, compared to 904,800 at this time in 2015/16, an increase of 0.8 per cent.

Apprenticeship starts

491,300 apprenticeship starts have been reported so far in 2016/17, compared to 503,700 at this time in 2015/16, a decrease of 2.5 per cent. Since the introduction of the Apprenticeship levy in April 2017, there have been 18,500 levy-supported starts.

There have now been 1,116,000 apprenticeship starts reported to July 2017 since May 2015 and 3,493,500 starts reported to July 2017 since May 2010.

English and maths

760,600 adult learners have been reported as participating on English and maths courses so far in 2016/17, compared to 809,400 at this time in 2015/16, a decrease of 6.0 per cent.

Advanced learner 118,200 learners have been reported with a 19+ advanced learner loan so

loans

far in 2016/172.

Traineeships

20,400 traineeship starts have been reported so far in 2016/17, compared to 23,900 at this time in 2015/16, a decrease of 14.6 per cent.

Community learning

531,800 adult learners have been reported as participating on a community learning course so far in 2016/17, compared to 563,200 at this time in 2015/16, a decrease of 5.6 per cent.

Offender learning 88,800 offenders aged 18 or over in the prison system have been reported as participating in learning so far in 2016/17, compared to 94,700 at this time in 2015/16, a decrease of 6.2 per cent.

1 See the accompanying Quality and Methodology document for this SFR for more information: . 2 A comparison to 2015/16 has not been made due to a policy change in 2016/17 (please refer to the Quality and Methodology document).

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