Apprenticeships and traineeships data
Information on the number of apprenticeship starts, achievements, and participation, and additional traineeship measures.
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This statistical data set provides information on apprenticeships through a number of reports broken down by a number of measures including starts, achievements and participation. These tables also include additional learner information such as:
- sector subject area (SSA)
- frameworks and standards
- geography (region, LAD, PCON)
- demographics (e.g. gender, age, LDD, ethnicity)
- provider information
This section also includes tables for traineeships, reporting starts, completions and progressions. It provides supplementary information to the further education and skills statistical release.
Apprenticeship and traineeships: current data
This section covers starts and achievements data for the first three quarters of the 2019 to 2020 academic year (August 2019 to April 2020) reported to date.
This PivotTable tool provide the user with the ability to create their own combinations for age, level, demographic, and local authority district breakdowns.
Apprenticeship and traineeships: annual data
Data reported to 2018 to 2019
This section covers finalised starts, achievements and participation data for the full 2018 to 2019 academic year (August 2018 to July 2019).
These PivotTable tools provide the user with the ability to create their own combinations for age, level, demographic, framework/standard, and geographical breakdowns.
Data reported to 2017 to 2018
This section covers starts, achievements and participation data for the final reported 2017 to 2018 academic year (August 2017 to July 2018). Note: 2017 to 2018 full year breakdowns by framework/standard and geography can be accessed in the current data section.
These PivotTable tools provide the user with the ability to create their own combinations for age, level, provider type and demographic breakdowns.
Data reported to 2016 to 2017
Data covering figures reported up to the final reported 2016 to 2017 academic year (August 2016 to July 2017).
These PivotTable tools provide the user with the ability to create their own combinations for age, level, provider type, demographic, framework, and geographical breakdowns.
Data reported to 2014 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016
Data covering figures reported up for the final 2014/15 and 2015/16 academic years.
These are PivotTable tools to cover starts and achievements data for the final 2014 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016 academic years.
Apprenticeship and traineeships: archive
Data for previously reported in-year data and discontinued tables to cover starts, achievements and participation for previous academic years and quarters as reported to date (if stated).
2019 to 2020 reported to quarter 2 (provisional)
This section covers starts, achievements and participation data for the first two quarters of the 2019 to 2020 academic year (August 2019 to January 2020) reported to date.
These PivotTable tools provide the user with the ability to create their own combinations for age, level, demographic, framework/standard, and geographical breakdowns.
Please note that the following PivotTable contains figures for the first two quarters of the 2019/20 academic year, reported to date, but is based on a later snapshot and provided for transparency purposes. This means that the figures in this tool do not align with the headline August 2019 to January 2020 figures published in the latest Apprenticeships and traineeships: March 2020 publication.
2019 to 2020 reported to quarter 1 (provisional)
Data covering starts, achievements and participation data for the first quarter of the 2019 to 2020 academic year (August to October 2019).
These PivotTable tools provide the user with the ability to create their own combinations for age, level, demographic, framework/standard, and geographical breakdowns.
Please note that the following PivotTable is based on a later snapshot, and so contains figures for the first 4 months of the 2019/20 academic year, reported to date.
2018 to 2019 reported to quarter 3 (provisional)
Data covering starts, achievements and participation data for the first three quarters of the 2018 to 2019 academic year (August 2018 to April 2019).
These PivotTable tools provide the user with the ability to create their own combinations for age, level, demographic, framework/standard, and geographical breakdowns.
2018 to 2019 reported to quarter 2 (provisional)
Data covering starts, achievements and participation data for the first two quarters of the 2018 to 2019 academic year (August 2018 to January 2019).
These PivotTable tools provide the user with the ability to create their own combinations for age, level, demographic, framework/standard, and geographical breakdowns.
2018 to 2019 reported to quarter 1 (provisional)
Data covering starts, achievements and participation data for the first quarter of the 2018 to 2019 academic year (August 2018 to October 2018).
These PivotTable tools provide the user with the ability to create their own combinations for age, level, demographic, framework/standard, and geographical breakdowns.
2017 to 2018 reported to quarter 3 (provisional)
Data covering figures reported up to quarter 3 of the 2017 to 2018 academic year reported to date (August 2017 to April 2018).
The PivotTable tools provide the user with the ability to create their own combinations for age, level, demographic, framework, and geographical breakdowns.
2017 to 2018 reported to quarter 2 (provisional)
Data covering figures reported up to quarter 2 of the 2017 to 2018 academic year reported to date (August 2017 to January 2018).
The PivotTable tools provide the user with the ability to create their own combinations for age, level, demographic, framework, and geographical breakdowns.
2017 to 2018 reported to quarter 1 (provisional)
Data covering figures reported up to quarter 1 of the 2017 to 2018 academic year reported to date (August 2017 to November 2017).
The PivotTable tools provide the user with the ability to create their own combinations for age, level, demographic, framework, and geographical breakdowns.
Data reported to 2016 to 2017
This section includes tables covering data for the reported up to the 2016/17 academic year, including in-year reported provisional data.
Data reported to 2015 to 2016
This section contains tables to cover data for the reported up to the 2015/16 academic year.
Data reported to 2014 to 2015
This section contains tables to cover data for the reported up to the 2014/15 academic year.
Previous academic years
This section contains tables to cover data for the reported up to previoulsy reported academic years.
Updates to this page
Published 27 March 2014Last updated 16 July 2020 + show all updates
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Added supplementary tables containing apprenticeship data covering the first 3 quarters of the 2019 to 2020 academic year (August 2019 to April 2020, reported to date).
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Added supplementary tables containing apprenticeship data covering the first 2 quarters of the 2019 to 2020 academic year (August 2019 to January 2020, reported to date). Also added "Apprenticeship starts and achievements by learning difficulty or disability, and level or age: academic year 2017 to 2018, to academic year 2018 to 2019" to the annual section.
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Added supplementary tables containing apprenticeship data covering the first quarter of the 2019 to 2020 academic year (August to October 2019, reported to date).
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Added supplementary tables containing finalised apprenticeship data covering the full 2018 to 2019 academic year (August 2018 to July 2019).
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Added 'Apprenticeship participation by sector subject area, provider, framework/standard, local authority district: 2014/15 to 2017/18' and 'Apprenticeship achievements by sector subject area, provider, framework/standard, local authority district: 2014/15 to 2017/18' to the collection.
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Added supplementary tables containing apprenticeship data covering the first 3 quarters of the 2018 to 2019 academic year (August 2018 to April 2019).
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Uploaded supplementary tables containing apprenticeship and traineeship data covering quarter 2 of the 2018 to 2019 academic year.
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Uploaded supplementary tables containing apprenticeship and traineeship data covering quarter 1 of the 2018 to 2019 academic year.
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Uploaded supplementary tables containing apprenticeship and traineeship data for the 2017 to 2018 academic year.
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Adding PivotTable tools covering the 2017 to 2018 academic year to the collection. Additionally, "Apprenticeships by age and planned length of stay: starts 2008 to 2009 to 2017 to 2018" and "Apprenticeship expected duration by age, level and sector subject area 2016 to 2017 and 2017 to 2018" were added.
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Changed title and structure of headings and uploaded tables previously published under other statistical data sets. Removed tables from the attachments list that will be uploaded to other statistical data sets in the FE data library.
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Added the document 'Apprenticeships by region and sector subject area: participation 2009 to 2010 to Q3 2017 to 2018'. Also added PivotTable tools covering 2017 to 2018.
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A number of data tools and tables have been produced for Q2 2017/18. Renamed corresponding files representing Q1 2017/18 to clarify the time periods they represent. Moved the 'Apprenticeships by age and planned length of stay: starts 2008/09 to 2016/17' file to the 'FE data library: other statistics and research' collection.
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Updated apprenticeships by region and sector subject area: participation 2009-2010 to 2016-2017. Also added a small number of new 2017 to 2018 pivot tools.
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Added new apprenticeship pivot table tools by sector subject area for provider and demographic breakdowns for the 2016 to 2017 academic year.
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Apprenticeships participation by region and sector table and workplaces of apprentices by region table updated to include final 2016 to 2017 data.
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Updated the following data tables with final year data for the 2016 to 2017 academic year: 'Apprenticeships by age and planned length of stay', 'Apprenticeship geography and sector subject area PivotTable tool', 'Apprenticeship framework and sector subject area PivotTable tool: starts and achievements', 'Apprenticeship demographic and sector subject area PivotTable tool'.
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We have updated 5 apprenticeship data tools to contain full-year provisional 2016 to 2017 data.
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Added 3 new PivotTable tools covering geography and sector subject area; framework and sector subject area; and provider type and sector subject area. Updated an existing PivotTable titled 'Apprenticeships PivotTable tool: starts and achievements 2014/2015 to 2015/2016'.
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Update of: * Apprenticeship starts demographics, geography, sector subject area/framework data tools * Apprenticeship achievement demographics, geography, sector subject area/framework data tools (new) * Apprenticeship participation by geography * Apprenticeship starts and achievements by quarter * Workplaces employing apprentices * Experimental Apprenticeship starts PivotTable tool (new)
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Updated data release as part of the further education and skills: March 2017 statistical first release, including the release of apprenticeship data tools.
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Updates to tables on Apprenticeship starts August to October 2016 by: Geography and sector subject area, Framework, level, and age, Geography, level, and age, and Sector subject area, level, and age.
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Update of some tables to include the most recent figures (August to October 2016) on apprenticeships made on 26 January 2017.
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New version of Apprenticeships by geography age and level: starts 2005/06 to 2015/16 and Apprenticeships by sector subject area, level and age: starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 uploaded on 13 December 2016.
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New version of Apprenticeships by framework, level and age: starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 uploaded on 13 December 2016.
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New file titled Apprenticeships by region and sector subject area: participation 2009/10 to 2015/16 uploaded on 17 November 2016.
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New files uploaded on 17 November 2016: * Workplaces employing apprenticeships by geography: 2009/10 to 2015/16 * Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: starts 2005/06 to 2015/16 * Apprenticeships geography, equality & diversity and sector subject area: starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 * Apprenticeships by framework (SASE grouped): starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 * Apprenticeships by framework type and level: starts 2009/10 to 2015/16
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New version of Apprenticeships by sector subject area, level and age starts uploaded on 27 October 2016. New version of Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: starts 2005/06 to 2015/16 reported to date uploaded on 27 October 2016.
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New version of Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: starts 2005/06 to 2015/16 reported to date uploaded on 18 October 2016.
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Six revised files uploaded on 6 October 2016: * Apprenticeships by framework (SASE grouped): starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 * Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: starts 2005/06 to 2015/16 * Apprenticeships by framework type and level: starts 2009/10 to 2015/16 * Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: Participation 2009/10 to 2015/16 * Apprenticeships geography, equality & diversity and sector subject area: starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 * Workplaces employing apprenticeships by geography: 2009/10 to 2015/16
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Revised version of apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area starts 2005/06 to 2015/16 reported to date uploaded on 23 August 2016.
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Revised file titled Government funded apprenticeships starts and achievements 2007/08 to 2015/15 uploaded on 16 August 2016.
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Revised file Apprenticeships by framework, level and age: starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 reported to date uploaded on 21 July 2016.
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Revised version of Apprenticeships geography age and level: starts 2005/06 to 2015/16 reported to date uploaded on 20 July 2016.
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Two files revised on 19 July 2016: * Apprenticeships by sector subject area, level and age: starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 reported to date * Apprenticeships by sector subject area, level and age: starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 reported to date
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Two files updated on 19 July 2016: * Breakdown by framework, level and gender: achievements 2002/03 to 2014/15 * Apprenticeship achievements by framework (SASE grouped): achievements 2002/03 to 2014/15
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New document titled Apprenticeships by framework, level and gender: starts 2002/03 to 2013/14 uploaded on 4 July 2016.
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Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: starts 2005/06 to 2015/16 reported to date revised file uploaded on 23 June 2016.
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Five revised files uploaded on 23 June 2016: *Apprenticeships geography, equality & diversity and sector subject area: starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 *Apprenticeships by framework (SASE grouped): starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 reported to date *Workplaces employing apprenticeships by geography: 2009/10 to 2015/16 reported to date *Apprenticeships by framework type and level: starts 2009/10 to 2015/16 reported to date *Apprenticeships by region and sector subject area: participation 2009/10 to 2015/16 reported to date
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New file titled Breakdown by level and age: participation 2002/03 to 2014/15 uploaded on 26 May 2016.
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New file titled Apprenticeships by framework & pathway, level and age: starts 2013/14 to 2014/15 uploaded on 13 May 2016.
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New file titled Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: achievements 2005/06 to 2014/15 uploaded on 3 May 2016.
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New file Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: starts 2005/06 to 2015/16 reported to date uploaded on 26 April 2016.
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New file titled Apprenticeship achievements by framework (SASE grouped): achievements 2002/03 to 2014/15 uploaded on 21 April 2016.
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New file titled Apprenticeships geography age and level: starts 2005/06 to 2015/16 reported to date uploaded on 8 April 2016.
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New versions of two documents uploaded on 24 March 2016. *Apprenticeships by framework, level and age: starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 reported to date *Apprenticeships by sector subject area, level and age: starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 reported to date
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New versions of six files uploaded on 23 March 216: *Apprenticeships geography, equality & diversity and sector subject area: starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 reported to date *Apprenticeships by framework (SASE grouped): starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 reported to date *Workplaces employing apprenticeships by geography: 2009/10 to 2015/16 reported to date *Apprenticeships by framework type and level: starts 2009/10 to 2015/16 reported to date *Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: starts 2005/06 to 2015/16 reported to date *Apprenticeships by region and sector subject area: participation 2009/10 to 2015/16 reported to date
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Two files uploaded: * Apprenticeships by geography, equality & diversity and sector subject area: achievements 2002/03 to 2014/15 * Apprenticeships by sector subject area, level and age: achievements 2002/03 to 2014/15 on 1 March 2016.
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Four file revisions uploaded on 3 February 2016: *Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: starts 2005/06 to 2015/16 reported to date *Apprenticeship by sector subject area, level and age: starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 reported to date *Apprenticeships by framework, level and age: starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 reported to date *Apprenticeship geography age and level: starts 2005/06 to 2015/16 reported to date
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Six new files uploaded on 21 January 2016: * Apprenticeships geography, equality & diversity and sector subject area: starts 2002/03 to 2015/16 reported to date * Apprenticeships by framework (SASE) grouped: starts 2202/03 to 2015/16 reported to date * Workplaces employing apprenticeships by geography: 2009/10 to 2015/16 reported to date * Apprenticeships by framework type and level: starts 2009/10 to 2015/16 reported to date * Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: starts 2005/06 to 2015/16 reported to date * Apprenticeships by region and sector subject area: participation 2009/10 to 2015/16 reported to date
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New version of Apprenticeships by sector subject area, level and age: starts 2002/03 to 2014/15 uploaded on 15 December 2015.
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The new files uploaded on 8 December 2015: *Apprenticeships by framework, level and age: starts 2002/03 to 2014/15 *Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: starts 2005/06 to 2014/15 *Apprenticeships geography age and level: starts 2005/06 to 2014/15.
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New file uploaded on 26 November 2015 - Apprenticeships by region and sector subject area: participation 2009/10 to 2014/15.
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New file entitled Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area starts uploaded on 20 November 2015.
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Three files updated on 18 November 2015: * Breakdown by geography, equality & diversity and sector subject area: starts 2002/03 to 2014/15 * Apprenticeships by framework (SASE grouped): starts 2002/03 to 2014/15 * Workplaces employing apprenticeships by geography: 2009/10 to 2014/15
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Four new files uploaded: * Apprenticeships by framework, level and age * Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area * Apprenticeships geography age and level * Apprenticeships by sector subject area, level and age
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Six files uploaded on 14 October 2015: * Breakdown by geography, equality & diversity and sector subject area: starts 2002/03 to 2014/15 * Apprenticeships by framework (SASE grouped): starts 2002/03 to 2014/15 * Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: starts 2005/06 to 2014/15 * Apprenticeships by region and sector subject area: participation 2009/10 to 2014/15 * Workplaces employing apprenticeships by geography: 2009/10 to 2014/15 * Apprenticeships by framework type and level: starts 20019/10 to 2014/15
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New file entitled Apprenticeship grant for employers (age 16 to 24) - by geography, sector subject area and age: pipeline starts and payments made, February 2012 to April 2015 uploaded on 11 September 2015.
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New version of Apprenticeships by framework, level and age: starts 2002/03 to 2014/15 uploaded on 7 September 2015.
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New version of Apprenticeships geography age and level: starts 2005/06 to 2014/15 uploaded on 24 August 2015.
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New version of Apprenticeships by Sector Subject Area, Level and Age: starts 2002/02 to 2014/15 uploaded on 19 August 2015.
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New Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: starts 2005/2006 to 2014/15 uploaded on 14 August 2015.
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New version of Workplaces employing apprenticeships by geography: 2009/10 to 2014/15 uploaded on 30 July 2015.
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New file entitled Apprenticeships by Geography and Sector Subject Area: starts 2005/06 to 2014/15 uploaded on 2 July 2015.
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The new files uploaded: * Breakdown by geography, equality & diversity and sector subject area: starts 2002/03 to 2014/15 * Apprenticeships by framework (SASE grouped): starts 2002/03 to 2014/15 * Apprenticeships by region and sector subject area: participation 2009/10 to 2014/15
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Breakdown by parliamentary constituency 2011/12 to 2014/15 uploaded on 15 June 2015.
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Two new files uploaded on 14 May 2015: * Apprenticeships by framework, level and age: achievements 2002/03 to 2013/14 * Apprenticeship geography, age and level: achievements 2005/06 to 2013/14
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New file Apprenticeship grant for employers (age 16 to 24) - by geography, sector subject area and age: pipeline starts and payments made, February 2012 to January 2015 uploaded on 14 May 2015.
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Five new file versions uploaded on 16 April 2015: * Apprenticeships by framework, level and age: starts 20012/03 to 2014/15 * Apprenticeships by framework, level and gender: starts 20012/03 to 2013/14 * Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: starts 2005/06 to 2014/15 * Apprenticeships by geography, age and level: starts 2005/06 to 2014/15 * Apprenticeships by sector subject area, level and age: starts 2002/03 to 2014/15
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Updates to: 1. Breakdown by geography, equality & diversity and sector subject area: starts 2002/03 to 2014/15 2. Apprenticeships by framework (SASE grouped): starts 2002/03 to 2014/15 3. Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: starts 2005/06 to 2014/15 4. Apprenticeships by region and sector subject area: participation 2009/10 to 2014/15 (previously called "Breakdown by region and sector subject area: participation 2009/10 to 2014/15") 5. Workplaces employing apprenticeships by geography: 2009/10 to 2014/15
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Apprenticeships by framework (SASE grouped): starts 2002/03 to 2014/15 added.
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New file entitled Breakdown by geography, equality and diversity and sector subject area: starts 2002/03 to 2014/15 uploaded on 5 February 2015.
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New file entitled Apprenticeships by geography and sector subject area: starts 2005/06 to 2014/15 uploaded on 30 January 2015.
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New file entitled Workplaces employing apprentices by geography: 2009/10 to 2014/15 uploaded on 29 January 2015.
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New file entitled Breakdown by region and sector subject area: participation 2009/10 to 2014/15 uploaded on 29 January 2015.
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New file entitled Breakdown by sector subject area, level and age: achievements 2002/03 to 2013/14 uploaded on 14 January 2015.
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New file entitled Breakdown by framework, level and gender: achievements 2002/03 to 2013/14 uploaded on 14 January 2015.
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New file entitled Breakdown by level and age: participation 2002/03 to 2013/14 uploaded 16 December 2014.
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New files entitled Apprenticeships geography age and level: starts 2005/06 to 2013/14, Apprenticeships by framework, level and age: starts 2002/03 to 2013/14, Apprenticeships by sector subject area, level and age: starts 2002/03 to 2013/14 were uploaded on 4 December 2014.
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New Apprenticeship success rates: all apprenticeships and government-funded apprentices - 2012/13 file uploaded.
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New tables uploaded: Breakdown by framework (grouped): starts 2002/03 to 2013/14, Breakdown by sector subject area and region: starts 2005/06 to 2013/14
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Four new tables uploaded: Apprenticeship vacancy - age at registration, Apprenticeship vacancy report - number of vacancies posted, Apprenticeship vacancy report - number of applications by age, gender, ethnicity or SSA (T1) or programme level, Number of live vacancies posted by sector subject area (T1) or programme level.
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Minor editorial change
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new table uploaded
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New tables uploaded - 1. Apprenticeship starts by geography, learner demographics and sector subject area 2. Apprenticeship starts by sector subject area and region
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First published.