Electricians: Training
(asked on 5th December 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support students studying a classroom-based electrical technical diploma to transition into the workforce.
Further education outcomes are published annually and include information on the employment and further learning destinations of adult learners in the academic year after achieving their learning aim. The outcomes are available to view online at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/further-education-outcome-based-success-measures. Earnings outcomes are also tracked in each of the five academic years after achievement of the learning aim. Users can break down the data to view the outcomes for learners achieving specific qualifications. The most recent published data relates to adult learners who achieved their qualification in the 2020/21 academic year and their destinations in the following academic year (2021/22).
For example, the following table shows the sort of learner outcome measures that can be found in the publication. The outcomes relate to the year after achievement of the qualification. Full methodology is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/further-education-outcomes.
Qualification title | Sustained employment and/or learning | Sustained employment | Sustained learning | Median earnings |
Advanced Technical Diploma in Electrical Installation | 78% | 75% | 11% | c |
Diploma in Electrical Installation | 90% | 77% | 56% | £17,730 |
Diploma in Electrical Installations (Buildings and Structures) | 89% | 79% | 49% | £21,460 |
Advanced Diploma in Electrical Installation | 86% | 85% | 10% | c |
Diploma in Electrical Installation (Engineering) | 93% | 83% | 60% | z |
Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering | 83% | 75% | 58% | z |
Intermediate Diploma in Electrical Installation | 93% | 85% | 66% | z |
c denotes where a figure has been suppressed for confidentiality reasons and z denotes where data is unavailable.
The department expects further education providers to ensure students are well informed about the world of work and their options for employment, and to tailor careers activities to the needs of their students. Providers should deliver support and advice on transitional pathways into further/higher education, training or into employment. These expectations are underpinned by funding agreements that require further education colleges and sixth form colleges to secure access to independent careers guidance for all students up to the age of 18 and to 19- to- 24-year-olds with an Education, Health and Care Plan. Further education colleges also have a statutory duty under the Education Act 1997 to provide persons attending the college with access to both guidance materials and reference materials relating to careers education and career opportunities.