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Apprenticeships and traineeships: July 2021

Apprenticeship starts were down by 6.9% to 253,100, compared to 271,800 reported for the same period (August-April) in 2019/20

Latest figures for 2020/21 academic year show that adult government-funded further education and skills participation decreased by 11.0% to 1,445,100 compared to 1,624,200 in the same period in 2019/20.

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Toby Perkins MP, Labourā€™s Shadow Minister for Apprenticeships and Further Education, commenting on the decline in apprenticeship starts and adult education participation, said:

ā€œChronic underfunding and consistent incompetence from the Conservatives has seen opportunities to learn, earn, and retrain disappear for hundreds of thousands of people who need them.  

ā€œSkills and retraining should be a vital part of our economic recovery, but under the Conservatives opportunities are disappearing, weakening our economy. 

ā€œMinisters must urgently get a grip and ensure that everyone who needs to upskill or retrain as we emerge from the pandemic can do so.ā€  


Statistics covering apprenticeships and traineeships in England (August 2020 to April 2021, reported to date) and official statistics covering the apprenticeship service.

Documents

Apprenticeships and traineeships: July 2021

https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships/2020-21

Details

This publication contains apprenticeship and traineeship statistics for England, reported to date, for the first 3 quarters (August 2020 to April 2021) of the 2020 to 2021 academic year. Specifically:

  • apprenticeships (aged 16 and over)
  • traineeships (aged 16 to 24)

Related official statistics covering the apprenticeship service, ā€˜find an apprenticeshipā€™ and the Skills Toolkit are also included.

Published 22 July 2021


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