Apprentices
(asked on 3rd June 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) male and (b) female apprentices have undertaken their apprenticeship on a part-time basis in the last three years.
Apprenticeships are full-time jobs; therefore an apprentice should work at least 30 hours per week. In exceptional circumstances, such as where the apprentice has caring responsibilities, a minimum of 16 hours per week may be agreed between the apprentice and the employer. In circumstances where the apprentice works fewer than 30 hours per week, the duration of the apprenticeship must be extended in proportion so that the minimum requirements on duration are still met.
Statistical data on apprenticeships broken down by part-time/full-time hours is not available. The table below shows apprenticeship starts by gender, 2012/13 to 2014/15:
| 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | |||
| Number of starts | % of total | Number of starts | % of total | Number of starts | % of total |
Female | 279,000 | 54.7% | 232,940 | 52.9% | 264,750 | 53.0% |
Male | 231,210 | 45.3% | 207,480 | 47.1% | 235,140 | 47.0% |
Total | 510,200 | 100.0% | 440,400 | 100.0% | 499,900 | 100.0% |
Table Notes:
1) The data source is the Individualised Learner Record.
2) Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten with the exception of totals which are rounded to the nearest hundred.
3) Percentages are calculated on pre-rounded data.
4) Gender is based on self-declaration by the learner.