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1714477

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the apprenticeship system in increasing the number of high quality apprenticeship starts.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	902534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>High-quality apprenticeships reach nearly 700 occupations and deliver for individuals and businesses, with apprenticeship starts up 2% so far this year.</p><p>Over 80% of employers are satisfied with their apprenticeships and 92% of apprentices that achieve go into sustained employment.</p><p>The department is injecting an additional £60 million this year to support even more apprenticeships, including for young people and small and medium-sized enterprises, and £50 million over two years to boost starts in growth sectors like engineering and manufacturing.</p><p>The department has also increased the apprentice minimum wage by 21% to £6.40 per hour which will benefit an estimated 40,000 apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 29/04/2024 16:17:47 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1702279

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage take up of degree-level apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Maidstone and The Weald
tabling member printed	Mrs Helen Grant
uin	22543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>Degree-level apprenticeships (Levels 6 and 7) provide people with high-quality training and are important in supporting productivity, social mobility and widening participation in higher education and employment. There are now over 170 degree-level apprenticeships available in exciting occupations such as Doctor and Nuclear Scientist. More broadly, the department has now developed nearly 700 high-quality apprenticeship standards with employers, so today nearly 70% of occupations are available via an apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>The department has seen year-on-year growth of degree-level apprenticeships, with 229,970 starts since their introduction in the 2014/15 academic year. The department want to further accelerate the growth of degree level apprenticeships and are providing an additional £40 million over two financial years to support providers expand their offers, improving access to young people and disadvantaged groups. The department has also teamed up with UCAS so that students can now see apprenticeship vacancies on their service, putting apprenticeships on an equal footing with traditional academic routes, and continuing outreach work in schools and colleges through the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge programme.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 26/04/2024 13:05:23 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant

1695692

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage people to undertake a higher level apprenticeship on completion of an apprenticeship.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	18527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>Higher-level apprenticeships offer great opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds, from those starting out in their career to those looking to upskill or retrain, with over 320 apprenticeship standards at Levels 4 to 7.</p><p>Each apprenticeship standard covers a distinct occupation. Although learners do not need to have completed an apprenticeship at a lower level to start a higher-level apprenticeship, the department is continuing to promote career progression through apprenticeships.</p><p>The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education publishes occupational maps which show how apprenticeships and technical education support progression in each sector. This is available at: <a href="https://occupational-maps.instituteforapprenticeships.org/" target="_blank">https://occupational-maps.instituteforapprenticeships.org/</a>.</p><p>To help more people benefit from the high-quality training that higher-level apprenticeships offer, the department is investing £40 million over the next two years to expand degree apprenticeships and students can now see apprenticeship vacancies on their UCAS Hub alongside undergraduate courses.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 19/03/2024 16:31:34 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1695863

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of trends in the number of apprenticeship completions.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	18577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>Since 2015 the department has transformed apprenticeships so that they are higher quality and better meet the needs of employers and individuals. The department has replaced apprenticeship frameworks with employer-designed apprenticeship standards which are more robust and harder to achieve, and raised the bar on duration, time to learn off the job and quality of assessment.</p><p>It is important that every apprentice gets the maximum value from their apprenticeship. and the department has focused its efforts on supporting apprentices to stay on their programme and achieve. The department is investing £7.5 million in a workforce development programme for teachers and trainers of apprentices. In addition, the department has increased the apprenticeship funding rate for English and mathematics by 54%, providing targeted support to employers and Ofsted are inspecting all apprenticeship providers by 2025.</p><p>The department is now seeing the positive impact of these actions. There were 162,320 achievements reported for the 2022/23 academic year, which represent the highest number since 2018/19, up 18.3% compared to the 2021/22 academic year. Furthermore, 37,400 people have achieved their apprenticeship so far this academic year, up by 22% compared to the same period last year.</p><p>On 21 March, the department will be publishing the apprenticeship national achievement rates for 2022/23 academic year as well as the latest data on the number of achievements so far this year. This will be accessible through the apprenticeships statistical publication found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 21/03/2024 11:55:40 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1689386

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support service sector apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	14285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The department is increasing investment in the apprenticeships system in England to £2.7 billion by the 2024/25 financial year to support employers of all sizes and in all sectors, including the service sector, to benefit from the high-quality training that apprenticeships offer.</p><p>The department has removed the limit to the number of apprentices that small and medium sized enterprises can take on and have cut by a third the number of steps needed to register to take on an apprentice.</p><p>The department continues to promote apprenticeships in schools and colleges through the Apprenticeships Support and Knowledge Programme, supported by £3.2 million of investment each year. The Career Starter Apprenticeships campaign is also promoting apprenticeships at Levels 2 and 3, including Level 2 Hospitality Team Member, which offer great opportunities for those leaving full-time education. In addition, students can now see apprenticeship vacancies on their University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) hub and later this year they will be able to apply for apprenticeships on UCAS.</p><p>Apprenticeship starts by sector are published as part of the department’s apprenticeship statistics releases. The statistics released also show the number of apprenticeship vacancies published on the department’s Find an Apprenticeship service. These statistics are accessible at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships#explore-data-and-files" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships#explore-data-and-files</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 14286 question first answered 21/02/2024 12:49:33 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1687855

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2024 to Question 12581 on Apprentices, when her Department plans to publish the National Achievement Rate Tables for the 2022-23 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	13300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer of 20 October 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-09-18/199983" target="_blank">199983</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 19/02/2024 13:27:19 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1687857

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of apprentices completed their endpoint assessment (a) on the date of, (b) one to three months after, (c) three to six months after and (d) more than six months after completing their apprenticeship in each academic year since 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	13301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The attached table shows achievers, rounded to the nearest 100, on apprenticeship standards in each academic year since 2019/20. Data is unavailable for the preceding years as the achievement date was not collected as part of the department’s individual learner records prior to the 2019/20 academic year.</p><p>To note, achievements totals may not match published standards achievements totals as the attached table does not include those where an invalid achievement date was entered.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 19/02/2024 14:17:54 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon attachment 1 file name 13301_table_attachment.xlsx title 13301_table_attachment
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1687881

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people applied for an apprenticeship in each academic year since 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	13312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Apprenticeships offer a high-quality and popular route into nearly 700 occupations from entry level to expert roles. The table below shows the number of apprenticeship vacancies that were advertised and the number of apprenticeship applications that were submitted through the ‘Find An Apprenticeship’ (FAA) service in each academic year from 2016/17 to 2022/23. Due to the data protection policy in place prior to 2021/22, the department does not hold an accurate record of the number of applications submitted between 2016/17 and 2020/21.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Vacancies advertised</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications submitted </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>185,160</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>173,520</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>151,720</p></td><td><p>7,950</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>98,530</p></td><td><p>16,990</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>134,460</p></td><td><p>360,100</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>189,430</p></td><td><p>681,090</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>148,720</p></td><td><p>669,450</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Employers can choose to advertise apprenticeship vacancies through their own websites, recruitment agencies or local job centre instead of, or in addition to, the FAA service. As a result, the actual number of apprenticeship vacancies and applications will be higher.</p><p>Apprenticeship vacancies can now be browsed on the University and Colleges Admissions Service website and later this year they will also be able to use the service to apply for apprenticeships. In January 2024, the department also launched the ‘It all starts with skills’ campaign which is encouraging people to find out more about the different apprenticeship and wider skills programmes available.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 13313 question first answered 19/02/2024 11:51:58 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1687882

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeship spaces were available in each academic year since 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	13313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Apprenticeships offer a high-quality and popular route into nearly 700 occupations from entry level to expert roles. The table below shows the number of apprenticeship vacancies that were advertised and the number of apprenticeship applications that were submitted through the ‘Find An Apprenticeship’ (FAA) service in each academic year from 2016/17 to 2022/23. Due to the data protection policy in place prior to 2021/22, the department does not hold an accurate record of the number of applications submitted between 2016/17 and 2020/21.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Vacancies advertised</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications submitted </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>185,160</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>173,520</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>151,720</p></td><td><p>7,950</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>98,530</p></td><td><p>16,990</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>134,460</p></td><td><p>360,100</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>189,430</p></td><td><p>681,090</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>148,720</p></td><td><p>669,450</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Employers can choose to advertise apprenticeship vacancies through their own websites, recruitment agencies or local job centre instead of, or in addition to, the FAA service. As a result, the actual number of apprenticeship vacancies and applications will be higher.</p><p>Apprenticeship vacancies can now be browsed on the University and Colleges Admissions Service website and later this year they will also be able to use the service to apply for apprenticeships. In January 2024, the department also launched the ‘It all starts with skills’ campaign which is encouraging people to find out more about the different apprenticeship and wider skills programmes available.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 13312 question first answered 19/02/2024 11:51:58 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1686806

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 10141 on Apprenticeships, whether her Department holds this data for any academic year since 2010/11.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	12581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The department does not hold information on the number of apprentices starting during the 2010/11 academic year onwards that do not go on to subsequently complete their apprenticeship. Data is published on apprentices who were due to achieve (successfully complete) their apprenticeship in a particular academic year, regardless of the year they started.</p><p> </p><p>The following links provide achievement rates for which we have data published going back to 2012/13:</p><p /> <p>National Achievement Rate Tables 2012/13 to 2018/19: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sfa-national-success-rates-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sfa-national-success-rates-tables</a>.</p><p>National Achievement Rate Tables 2019/20 to 2020/21: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships/2021-22#content-12" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships/2021-22#content-12</a>.</p><p>National Achievement Rate Tables 2021/22: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships/2022-23#content-7" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships/2022-23#content-7</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 12582 question first answered 06/02/2024 13:04:11 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra