Apprentices
(asked on 19th February 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the number of apprentices at each of the apprenticeship educational levels 2 to 6 whom the Government plans to be part of its target of three million apprentices by 2020.
Apprenticeships are paid jobs and so their availability and level are dependent upon employers offering opportunities and recruiting apprentices. We will continue to support the growth in apprenticeships at all levels to meet our commitment to 3 million new starts in England by 2020.
We are committed to expanding Degree Apprenticeships, which combine a high quality degree with an apprenticeship. Higher and Degree Apprenticeships are widening access to the professions, providing the higher level technical skills employers need to improve productivity and giving young people an equally valid career route to purely university-based courses.
All Apprenticeship Starts by Level (2014/15 and 2015/16 - Reported to Date)
Level | 2014/15 | 2015/16 |
| Full Year | August to October |
Level 2 | 298,280 | 86,620 |
Level 3 | 181,760 | 60,140 |
Level 4 | 7,090 | 2,880 |
Level 5 | 12,590 | 3,200 |
Level 6 | 100 | 240 |
Total Higher Apprenticeships | 19,770 | 6,320 |
Total Apprenticeships | 499,900 | 153,100 |