Apprenticeships are a great way for individuals to receive high-quality training and begin or progress in a successful career in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).<\/p>
The department would like to see more females accessing traditionally male-dominated fields and those offering higher wage returns. The proportion of females starting apprenticeships in engineering and manufacturing technologies has risen from 7.3% in the 2017/18 academic year to 9.5% in 2021/22.<\/p>
The department is increasing investment in apprenticeships to £2.7 billion by 2024/25 to support employers of all sizes across England in offering more apprenticeships in all sectors, including STEM. Employers in engineering and manufacturing can access apprenticeship funding to support new starters and meet their skills needs. The department has no current plans to provide separate funding for females undertaking manufacturing roles<\/p>
Our Apprenticeships Diversity Champions Network is championing gender representation amongst employers in industries where improvement is needed, including in engineering and manufacturing. The network published a report during National Apprenticeship Week 2022 sharing best practice and hints and tips for employers to improve diversity in apprenticeships. In addition, our Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge Programme is continuing to provide free resources to promote STEM apprenticeships to females in schools.<\/p>
The department is also working with the Apprenticeships in Manufacturing group, which includes industry partners such as Make UK and Enginuity, to grow the number of high-quality apprenticeships in the manufacturing sector.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3985", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Halfon"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Harlow"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Halfon"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-12-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-12-19T12:33:04.233Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-12-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Manufacturing Industries: Apprentices"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding for female apprentices in the manufacturing sector.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4131", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jim Shannon"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Strangford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jim Shannon"} ], "uin" : "104144"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1257197", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1257197/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The most recent statistics on apprenticeship starts by industry sector cover the academic years 2012/13 to 2018/19 and are published on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-characteristics<\/a><\/p> The following table shows the number of apprenticeship starts in the manufacturing industry in England between academic years 2012/13 and 2018/19.<\/p>
<\/p><\/td> | Academic year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> 2012/13<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total matched apprenticeship starts<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 450,710<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 388,590<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 445,910<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 457,020<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 449,830<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 346,840<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 366,170<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> C - Manufacturing<\/p><\/td> 29,780<\/p><\/td> 27,230<\/p><\/td> 32,180<\/p><\/td> 36,820<\/p><\/td> 36,170<\/p><\/td> 26,160<\/p><\/td> 26,850<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> The most recent statistics on apprenticeships starts by industry sector cover the academic years 2012/13 to 2016/17 and are published on GOV.UK:<\/p> |