Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many horticulture training places on further education courses were available in each of the last five academic years.

Further education is demand led. Training providers have the flexibility to offer courses that respond to local skills needs. However, Table 1 shows the number of further education enrolments in the Horticulture and Forestry Tier 2 Sector Subject Area (SSA) over the past five academic years.

Table 1: All Age Further Education Enrolments in the Horticulture and Forestry Sector Subject Area, 2010/11 to 2014/15

Notes

1. These figures are a count of all enrolments that have occurred at any point in the year. Where a learner enrols on multiple aims (courses), these will be counted separately, even those with the same aim title.

Further education is demand led. Training providers have the flexibility to offer courses that respond to local skills needs. However, Table 1 shows the number of further education enrolments in the Horticulture and Forestry Tier 2 Sector Subject Area (SSA) over the past five academic years.

Table 1: All Age Further Education Enrolments in the Horticulture and Forestry Sector Subject Area, 2010/11 to 2014/15

Notes

1. These figures are a count of all enrolments that have occurred at any point in the year. Where a learner enrols on multiple aims (courses), these will be counted separately, even those with the same aim title.