Apprenticeship Starts 2022-23 2023-10-23
2023-10-23
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The number of apprenticeship starts is a key indicator for vocational training and workforce development.
What assessment has been made of the adequacy of the number of apprenticeship starts in the 2022-23 academic year?
There were more than 335,000 starts in the 2022-23 academic year and more people undertaking high-level apprenticeships, with starts at level 4 and above increasing by 7%. Those are provisional figures; further figures will be set out in November. We are increasing investment in apprenticeships to £2.7 billion by 2024-25.
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There is a decline in level 2 and 3 apprenticeship starts.
I thank the Minister for that answer, but given the decline in level 2 and 3 apprenticeship starts, might it be an idea to consider the views of leading industry experts who are calling for the ringfencing of apprenticeships for 16 to 18-year-olds?
I say to the hon. Gentleman, whom I respect enormously, that 70% of apprentices are at level 2 or 3. I hoped that he would be getting up to celebrate the 10,130 apprenticeship starts in Birmingham, Selly Oak since May 2010.
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The specific request about ringfencing apprenticeships for young adults was not addressed.
Changing The Subject To Celebrate Apprenticeship Starts
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