Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many BTEC qualifications were obtained by members of the cadet forces in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
The number of BTEC qualifications obtained by Cadets over the last five academic years is as follows:
2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
6,347 | 5,168 | 5,824 | 6,034 | 9,251 |
In addition, the Air Cadet Organisation is responsible for delivering the BTEC (Level 2) qualification in aviation. The number of these qualifications awarded to cadets in the Air Training Corps is as follows:
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
2,404 | 3,008 | 2,466 | 2,437 | 2,329 |