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<p>A definition for ‘isolated communities’ is not available in the Communities Strategy
green paper, and as such a percentage of apprenticeship starts for this cohort cannot
be provided. However, The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has
set an action which builds on the proposal set out in March’s green paper to “use
targeted local communications and community ambassadors, including employers, to ensure
minority ethnic groups are applying, getting and completing apprenticeships, and that
local employers are recruiting apprentices.” The government will respond to the consultation
on the Integrated Communities Strategy green paper later this year.</p><p>The department
does publish apprenticeship data on under-represented groups, and we have provided
apprenticeship starts by a breakdown of detailed ethnicity to provide an alternative
categorisation of cohorts which may fall under the ‘isolated communities’ definition.
The table below provides apprenticeship starts broken down by detailed ethnicity from
August 2017 to April 2018 as first reported for the 2017/18 academic year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Detailed
Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Starts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage
of total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>African</p></td><td><p>4,530</p></td><td><p><em>1.6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any
other Asian Background</p></td><td><p>2,830</p></td><td><p><em>1.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any
other Black/African/Caribbean Background</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p><em>0.6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any
other ethnic group</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p><em>0.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any
other Mixed / multiple ethnic background</p></td><td><p>2,020</p></td><td><p><em>0.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any
Other White Background</p></td><td><p>12,850</p></td><td><p><em>4.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arab</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladeshi</p></td><td><p>1,930</p></td><td><p><em>0.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caribbean</p></td><td><p>2,760</p></td><td><p><em>1.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>English
/ Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British</p></td><td><p>239,480</p></td><td><p><em>82.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gypsy
or Irish Traveller</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indian</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p><em>1.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Irish</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not
Provided</p></td><td><p>5,070</p></td><td><p><em>1.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistani</p></td><td><p>4,080</p></td><td><p><em>1.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White
and Asian</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p><em>0.5%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White
and Black African</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White
and Black Caribbean</p></td><td><p>2,870</p></td><td><p><em>1.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
290,470 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>100.0%</em></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1)
Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten, whilst ‘*’ indicates a percentage of less
that 0.5.</p><p>2) The data source is the Individualised Learner Record (ILR).</p><p>These
figures are published and are available in the further education data library: <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fe-data-library" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fe-data-library</a>.</p>
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