The Department for Education (DFE) have published statistics covering apprenticeships and traineeships for August 2022 to April 2023.
These statistics include provisional information on all age (16+) apprenticeships starts, achievements and participation in England for the first three quarters of the 2022/23 academic year.
Some figures for 2022/23 include:
- Apprenticeship starts were down by 4.6% to 275,630 compared to 288,800 reported for the same period in the previous year.
- Proportion of starts supported by ASA (Apprenticeship Service Account) levy funds was 67.0% (184,570)
- Under 19s accounted for 24.8% of starts (68,290).
- Learner participation increased by 1.6% to 703,670 compared to 692,920 reported for the same period in the previous year.
- Since May 2015 there have been 3,157,480 apprenticeship starts. Since May 2010 this total stands at 5,535,020,
- Apprenticeship achievements increased by 20.1% to 105,600 compared to 87,920 reported for the same period in the previous year. Please note: COVID-19 restrictions and assessment flexibilities affected the timing of achievements, therefore care must be taken when comparing achievements between years as some achievements expected in a given academic year may have been delayed to the subsequent year.
The proportion of starts by level was:
- Advanced Apprenticeships: 43.2% of starts (119,170)
- Higher Apprenticeships: 34% of starts (93,970)
Starts at Level 6 and 7 increased by 9.3% to 41,340 in 2022/23. This represents 15.0% of all starts reported to date for 2022/23. There were 37,810 Level 6 and 7 starts in the same period last year (13.1% of starts in the same period).