The Department for Education (DFE) have published statistics covering apprenticeships and traineeships for the first quarter of 2022/2023 (August to October 2023).
These statistics include provisional information on all age (16+) apprenticeships starts, achievements and participation in England for the first quarter of the 2022/23 academic year.
Some figures for 2022/23 include:
- Apprenticeship starts were down by 6.1% to 122,290 compared to 130,240 reported for the same period in the previous year
- Proportion of starts supported by ASA (Apprenticeship Service Account) levy funds was 60.6% (74,100)
- Under 19s accounted for 31.5% of starts (38,480).
- Learner participation increased by 2.9% to 572,210 compared to 555,890 reported for the same period in the previous year.
- Since May 2015 there have been 3,004,140 apprenticeship starts. Since May 2010 this total stands at 5,381,680.
- Apprenticeship achievements increased by 16.7% to 30,650 compared to 26,270 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: 41.8% of starts (51,080)
- Higher Apprenticeships: 34.4% of starts (42,060).
Higher apprenticeships continue to grow in 2022/23. Higher apprenticeship starts increased by 10.0% to 42,060 compared to 38,230 in the same period last year.
Starts at Level 6 and 7 increased by 14.0% to 22,060 in 2022/23. This represents 18.0% of all starts reported to date for 2022/23. There were 19,360 Level 6 and 7 starts in the same period last year (14.9% of starts in the same period).
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