Asked by: Baroness Wolf of Dulwich (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the maximum apprenticeship funding available in (1) 2019, (2) 2022, and (3) 2025, for the apprenticeship standards for (a) chartered managers, (b) human resource managers, and (c) senior leaders; and what was the average duration of funding for each of those standards.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The typical duration from apprenticeship start date to apprenticeship gateway and the maximum funding available for standards (a) to (c) are in the below table. This information is published at Apprenticeship search / Skills England.
Apprenticeship standard | Maximum funding in 2019 | Maximum funding in 2022 | Maximum funding in 2025 | Typical duration |
Chartered manager | £22,000 | £22,000 | £22,000 | 48 months |
HR Support | £4,500 | £4,500 | £4,500 | 18 Months |
Senior leader | £18,000 | £14,000 | £14,000 | 24 months |
Asked by: Baroness Wolf of Dulwich (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of apprenticeship levy-paying employers spent more than 50 per cent of the funds in their apprenticeship accounts in 2025.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
In 2025, 37% of levy payers spent more than 50 per cent of the funds in their apprenticeship service accounts.
Asked by: Baroness Wolf of Dulwich (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many private sector publicly funded providers of apprenticeship training had learner apprentices enrolled in (1) 2022–23, (2) 2023–24, and (3) 2024–25; how many of providers of that type who had participating learners in 2018–19 had participating learners in 2024–25; and how many providers of that type who had participating apprentice learners in 2021–22 did so in 2024–25.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The number of private sector publicly funded providers for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 was:
Academic year | Number of providers |
2022/23 | 1031 |
2023/24 | 966 |
2024/25 | 910 |
The number of private sector publicly funded providers with learners participating in both 2018/19 and 2024/25 was 540.
The number of private sector publicly funded providers with learners participating in both 2021/22 and 2024/25 was 762.
Asked by: Baroness Wolf of Dulwich (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average duration to apprenticeship gateway and what was the maximum apprenticeship funding available in (1) 2015, (2) 2022, and (3) 2025 for the apprenticeship standards of (a) engineering operative, (b) maintenance and operations engineering technician, (c) engineering technician, (d) hairdressing professional, (e) advanced and creative hairdressing professional, (f) creative, hair and fashion director, and (g) hair, skin and scalp specialist.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Apprenticeship starts for individual apprenticeship standards are published in the Apprenticeships accredited official statistics publication:
Starts | ||||||
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| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies | Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician (ST0154) | 1,080 | 1,510 | 1,900 | 2,050 | 2,220 |
Engineering Operative (ST0537) | 1,090 | 1,460 | 1,500 | 1,800 | 1,850 | |
Engineering Technician (ST0457) | 5,040 | 5,660 | 6,030 | 5,490 | 4,120 | |
Retail and Commercial Enterprise | Advanced and Creative Hair Professional (ST0214) | 810 | 1,220 | 1,040 | 1,120 | 870 |
Hairdressing Professional (ST0213) | 5,650 | 5,770 | 4,630 | 5,230 | 4,050 | |
| Starts | ||||
2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | ||
Total | Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician | 30 | 910 | 1,020 | 1,090 |
Engineering Operative | no data | no data | 140 | 480 | |
Engineering Technician | 600 | 3,080 | 4,310 | 4,770 | |
Advanced and Creative Hair Professional | no data | no data | no data | 30 | |
Hair Professional | 640 | 6,220 | 6,700 | 5,330 | |
Please note that there were no apprenticeship starts on these standards prior to 2016/17. The Hairdressing Professional (ST0213) standard was previously named Hair Professional. No standards exist for (f) and (g).
The typical duration from apprenticeship start date to apprenticeship gateway and the maximum funding available for standards (a) to (e) are in the below table. This information is published at Apprenticeship search / Skills England.
Standard Name | Typical Duration (months) | Maximum funding 2022 | Maximum funding 2025 |
Advanced and creative hair professional | 12 | £5,000 | £5,000 |
Engineering operative | 12 | £6,000 | £10,000 |
Engineering technician | 42 | £26,000 | £26,000 |
Hairdressing professional | 24 | £7,000 | £11,000 |
Maintenance and operations engineering technician | 36 | £26,000 | £26,000 |
Please note that as the listed standards were not approved until after 2015, the maximum funding available for this year is not available.
Asked by: Baroness Wolf of Dulwich (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many people started apprenticeships in (1) 2015, (2) 2017, (3) 2022, and (4) 2024 in the apprenticeship standards of (a) engineering operative, (b) maintenance and operations engineering technician, (c) engineering technician, (d) hairdressing professional, (e) advanced and creative hairdressing professional, (f) creative, hair and fashion director, and (g) hair, skin and scalp specialist.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Apprenticeship starts for individual apprenticeship standards are published in the Apprenticeships accredited official statistics publication:
Starts | ||||||
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| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies | Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician (ST0154) | 1,080 | 1,510 | 1,900 | 2,050 | 2,220 |
Engineering Operative (ST0537) | 1,090 | 1,460 | 1,500 | 1,800 | 1,850 | |
Engineering Technician (ST0457) | 5,040 | 5,660 | 6,030 | 5,490 | 4,120 | |
Retail and Commercial Enterprise | Advanced and Creative Hair Professional (ST0214) | 810 | 1,220 | 1,040 | 1,120 | 870 |
Hairdressing Professional (ST0213) | 5,650 | 5,770 | 4,630 | 5,230 | 4,050 | |
| Starts | ||||
2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | ||
Total | Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician | 30 | 910 | 1,020 | 1,090 |
Engineering Operative | no data | no data | 140 | 480 | |
Engineering Technician | 600 | 3,080 | 4,310 | 4,770 | |
Advanced and Creative Hair Professional | no data | no data | no data | 30 | |
Hair Professional | 640 | 6,220 | 6,700 | 5,330 | |
Please note that there were no apprenticeship starts on these standards prior to 2016/17. The Hairdressing Professional (ST0213) standard was previously named Hair Professional. No standards exist for (f) and (g).
The typical duration from apprenticeship start date to apprenticeship gateway and the maximum funding available for standards (a) to (e) are in the below table. This information is published at Apprenticeship search / Skills England.
Standard Name | Typical Duration (months) | Maximum funding 2022 | Maximum funding 2025 |
Advanced and creative hair professional | 12 | £5,000 | £5,000 |
Engineering operative | 12 | £6,000 | £10,000 |
Engineering technician | 42 | £26,000 | £26,000 |
Hairdressing professional | 24 | £7,000 | £11,000 |
Maintenance and operations engineering technician | 36 | £26,000 | £26,000 |
Please note that as the listed standards were not approved until after 2015, the maximum funding available for this year is not available.
Asked by: Baroness Wolf of Dulwich (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the apprenticeship budget for the Department for Education in 2024–25; what proportion of that budget was spent in total; and what proportion was spent on (1) training for apprenticeships with levy-paying employers, (2) training for apprenticeships with non-levy-paying employers, and (3) other activities.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
In the 2024-25 financial year, the English apprenticeships budget was fully spent.
The following table provides a breakdown of total spend for the 2024-25 financial year, including the proportion of total spend on training for apprenticeships with levy paying employers and training for apprenticeships with non-levy paying employers in England.
In addition, the table reflects the spend on apprenticeships that started prior to the introduction of the apprenticeships levy and new funding system, as well as non-apprenticeships participation spend, such as the cost of running digital services and marketing and communications campaigns.
Apprenticeships spend from the department’s apprenticeships budget | 2024-25 financial year (£million) | Proportion of total spend (%) |
Levy paying employers | 1,979 | 71% |
Non-levy paying employers | 742 | 27% |
Pre-reform apprenticeships | -1 | 0% |
Non-apprenticeships training | 49 | 2% |
Total | 2,769 | 100% |
Asked by: Baroness Wolf of Dulwich (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the procedures required for recognition as a Higher Technical Qualification have been changed, or are in line to be changed, as a result of (1) the creation of Skills England and the abolition of the Institute for Apprenticeship and Technical Education, and (2) the transfer of Skills England to the Department for Work and Pensions.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Following its creation, Skills England continues to accept Higher Technical Qualification (HTQ) applications on a rolling basis. This function moved with Skills England when it transferred to be an executive agency of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).