Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many level 4 apprenticeships they have projected will start in 2016–17.

Apprenticeships are jobs and the volume and mix of apprenticeships will depend on the decisions employers make. The Department has made some estimates of the numbers of apprenticeships in future years, which are set out below. These estimates will be subject to change in the light of demand from employers and will continue to be revised in light of new intelligence and data.

The Department estimates that 6,000 level 4 apprenticeships will start in the 2016/17 academic year.