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<p>The ‘<em>Apprenticeship Evaluation Learner Survey 2015</em>’ report published in
October 2016 provides the following key findings on routes into apprenticeships:</p><p>
</p><p><strong> New employees</strong></p><ul><li><p>Nearly half (48%) of Level 2
and 3 apprentices were recruited with the intention of doing an apprenticeship.</p></li><li><p>Compared
to Level 2 and 3 apprentices, higher apprentices were less likely to have been specifically
recruited to an apprenticeship (32%).</p></li><li><p>In the 2014 survey a third of
apprentices stated they had been recruited specifically as apprentices.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p><strong>
Existing employees</strong></p><ul><li><p>Two-thirds (67%) of higher apprentices were
existing employees, down from 80% reported in 2014, but much higher than Level 2 and
3 apprentices (51%).</p></li><li><p>The vast majority (88%) of Level 5 apprentices
were existing employees, compared to a third (34%) of Level 4 apprentices.</p><p>
</p><p>Source: <em>Apprenticeships Evaluation 2015 - Learners A report by IFF Research,
with the Institute for Employment Research at the University of Warwick</em>, October
2016</p><p> </p><p>The attached document shows information on the recruitment into
apprenticeships (Levels 2 and 3), taken from the source above.</p><p> </p><p>Note:
The Apprenticeship Evaluation Learner Survey 2015 consisted of quantitative interviews
with 5,000 Level 2 and 3 apprentices, as well as 800 higher apprentices, to explore
their views of their apprenticeship. This research covered both current apprentices
at the time of survey, and recent completers (those that had completed their apprenticeship
12-20 months prior to being interviewed).</p><p> </p><p>The department can only use
survey information rather than administrative data to answer this question.</p><p>
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