Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a breakdown of all traineeships delivered in England by region in the last 12 months.
The table below contains traineeship starts in England, broken down by region for the 2020/21 full academic year and reported to date for the 2021/22 academic year, August 2021 to April 2022.
Further information on traineeship starts can be found in the Apprenticeships and traineeships statistics publication: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships.
Region | Traineeship starts | |
2020/21 full year | 2021/22 (Aug to Apr, reported to date) | |
East Midlands | 780 | 780 |
East of England | 1,200 | 850 |
London | 5,070 | 3,220 |
North East | 880 | 620 |
North West | 2,760 | 2,650 |
South East | 1,660 | 1,010 |
South West | 1,070 | 760 |
West Midlands | 2,240 | 1,750 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 1,670 | 1,450 |
Outside of England and unknown | 70 | 80 |
Total | 17,390 | 13,170 |
Note:
(1) Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10.
(2) 2021/22, August to April, figures are from in-year data returns and are provisional. Full final year headline data for 2021/22 will be published on 24 November 2022 in the Apprenticeships and traineeships: November 2022 statistics publication.
(3) Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Where the postcode is outside of England or not known it is included in the 'Outside of England and unknown' category.
(4) Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of May 2021.
(5) The data source is the Individualised Learner Record.