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Apprenticeship Starts: 2022-23

Monday 23 October 2023 · 2 questions

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Answered 1 Partly answered 0 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Steve McCabe asked about the assessment of apprenticeship starts in 2022-23.
  • The Minister reported over 335,000 apprenticeship starts for the 2022-23 academic year.
  • The Minister highlighted an increase of 7% in high-level apprenticeships at level 4 and above.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Steve McCabe Lab
Education
Context

The number of apprenticeship starts is a key indicator for vocational training and workforce development.

Question

What assessment has been made of the adequacy of the number of apprenticeship starts in the 2022-23 academic year?

Answer from Robert Halfon

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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Q2 Steve McCabe Lab
Business & Trade
Context

There is a decline in level 2 and 3 apprenticeship starts.

Question

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?

Answer from Robert Halfon

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.

Not addressed: The specific request about ringfencing apprenticeships for young adults was not addressed.

How: Changing The Subject To Celebrate Apprenticeship Starts

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