Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many higher apprenticeships were delivered via the (a) Higher Education Funding Council for England and (b) Skills Funding Agency in each of the last five years.

Employers offer apprenticeships, with training providers delivering the required training within an apprenticeship. Government funding for apprenticeships, including higher apprenticeships, is currently provided by the Skills Funding Agency to apprenticeship training providers.

Information on the number of Government funded higher apprenticeships is published in a Statistical First Release (SFR):

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held