Modern Apprenticeship Statistics
Quarter 3, 2015/16
Published on 9th February 2016
Contents
1.
Introduction .................................................................................................................. 2
2.
Notes to Readers ......................................................................................................... 3
3.
Key Results .................................................................................................................. 4
4.
Concluding Remarks .................................................................................................... 6
Appendix A - MA Starts ....................................................................................................... 7
Appendix B - MAs in Training............................................................................................ 15
Appendix C - MA Achievements ....................................................................................... 16
Appendix D - MAs by Gender ........................................................................................... 18
Appendix E - MA Redundancies ....................................................................................... 20
1. Introduction
Modern Apprenticeships (MAs) provide individuals with the
opportunity to secure industry-recognised qualifications at a
range of Vocational Qualification (VQ) levels while in
employment. A Modern Apprentice could be a new team
member or an existing employee seeking to increase their
a public funding contribution administered by Skills
Development Scotland (SDS) on behalf of the Scottish
Government. Statistics in this report are used to monitor
performance of these Modern Apprenticeships and may be of
interest to a variety of audiences including local authorities
and learning providers.
capability. Modern Apprenticeships also provide a way for
businesses to train employees to industry-recognised
The analysis provided in this report covers:

MA starts by age, level and framework grouping

MAs in training by age, level and framework grouping
A Modern Apprenticeship serves a dual purpose - to help get

MA achievements
young people into work and to support economic growth.

MA equalities data
standards.
Over recent years, policy priority has been placed on
opportunities for young people, higher level apprenticeships
(level three and above), supporting key and growth industries
and supporting equal access to opportunities. As MAs are
employed, the volume and mix of starts for each MA
framework is determined by employer demand.
In addition, this report also includes information on MA
redundancies up to the end of Quarter 3 2015/16 and
employer incentives to support MAs who have been made
redundant in completing their Modern Apprenticeship.
Information on definitions used in this report is provided in the
“Notes to Readers” section on the following page.
The aim of this report is to provide quarterly analysis (1st April
2015 to 25th December 20151) of the cumulative statistics
associated with those Modern Apprenticeships where there is
1
For reporting purposes, the last Friday of the quarter is regarded as the
quarter end.
2
2. Notes to Readers
The statistics in this report are derived from data produced by
Percentages in this report may not sum to 100% due to
rounding.
the SDS National Training Programme (NTP) Reporting
Team. This report covers statistics related to Modern
Apprenticeships where there is a public funding
contribution administered by SDS on behalf of the Scottish
Government.
Guidance on how Modern Apprenticeship (MA) data is
collected and reported is available on the SDS Corporate
Website entitled MA Quality and Methodology. SDS
recommends that this document is read prior to any further
In this report, MA frameworks are classified as belonging to
an SDS assigned framework grouping. Details of the
frameworks that are assigned to each framework grouping are
available on the SDS corporate website.
The report provides a summary of the key points up to the end
of Quarter 3 2015/16. Further information can be found
through the Supplementary Statistics Tables that are available
in both Excel and PDF format on the SDS website.
analysis, in order to ensure the figures are interpreted
correctly.
Any comments or suggestions regarding the content of this
report are welcome and can be emailed to:
This report may refer to a percentage increase or decrease of
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certain values and this refers to the relative change between
two numbers e.g. starts increased by 5% compared to the
same quarter last year. However, the report may also refer to
a percentage point (pp) increase or decrease, which refers
to the absolute change between two percentages e.g. the
achievement rate for MAs aged 25 or over increased by 8 pp.
3
3. Key Results
4
5
4. Concluding Remarks
This report provides a brief analysis of publicly funded Modern
Apprenticeship activity up to the end of Quarter 3 2015/16.
Statistics associated with Modern Apprenticeships such as
starts, in training, leavers and achievements are provided in
SDS will introduce, within the next financial year, revisions
to monitoring and reporting of equalities data based on the
recommendations made by the Equalities Challenge Unit
(ECU), who were commissioned to identify the most
appropriate methods to enable disability self disclosure.
summary form.
As detailed in our Equalities Action Plan, work is also being
Our commitment to improving equality of access includes
open and transparent reporting of equality data. We have put
in place a number of measures to work towards improving
access to Modern Apprenticeships and reporting of equalities
information. This includes a new Equalities Monitoring Form[1]
undertaken to improve the representation on MA
frameworks of other characteristics protected by the Equality
Act 2010 (e.g. BME) and to support those with care
experience and those who consider themselves to be exoffenders to access positive destinations.
that captures equalities information and includes additional
guidance to support individuals to declare if they have a
disability. This new reporting mechanism, alongside
equalities training given to training providers is likely to have
contributed to the increase in the proportion of MA starts
Further information including a more detailed breakdown of
the statistics in this report by framework, age and level is
available in the Modern Apprenticeship Statistics section of
the SDS corporate website.
declaring a disability.
[1]
https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/1338246/6._sds_equ
alities_monitoring.pdf
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Appendix A - MA Starts
Table 1: MA starts by level up to the end of Q3 2014/15 and
2015/16
Level
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Total
Q3
% of
2014/15 Total
6,861 35.2%
12,248 62.8%
342
1.8%
66
0.3%
19,517 100.0%
Q3
% of
2015/16 Total
6,488 33.8%
12,064 62.8%
596
3.1%
65
0.3%
19,213 100.0%
Table 2: MA starts by age up to the end of Q3 2014/15 and
2015/16
Age
16-19
20-24
25+
Total
Q3
% of
2014/15 Total
10,296 52.8%
5,092 26.1%
4,129 21.2%
19,517 100.0%
Q3
% of
2015/16 Total
9,984 52.0%
5,331 27.7%
3,898 20.3%
19,213 100.0%
7
Table 3: Starts by age, level and gender at the end of Q3
2014/15 and 2015/16
Q3 2014/15
Level
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Age
16-19
20-24
25+
16-19
20-24
25+
16-19
20-24
25+
16-19
20-24
25+
Total
% Breakdown by gender
Female
Male
Q3 2015/16
Total
2,073 1,719 3,792
869
905 1,774
360
935 1,295
1,834 4,659 6,493
1,513 1,755 3,268
617 1,870 2,487
0
11
11
22
27
49
54
228
282
0
0
0
0
1
1
6
59
65
7,348 12,169 19,517
38%
62% 100%
Female
Male
Total
1,809 1,583 3,392
920
880 1,800
315
981 1,296
1,843 4,706 6,549
1,481 1,924 3,405
642 1,468 2,110
17
17
43
67
43
125
117
187
428
0
0
0
0
1
1
6
58
64
7,217 11,996 19,213
38%
62% 100%
8
Table 4: Starts by framework grouping up to the end of Q3
2014/15 and 2015/16
Framework Grouping
Administration & Related
Animal Care, Land & Water based
Automotive
Chemicals & Biotechnology Related
Construction & Related
Creative & Cultural Skills
Engineering & Energy Related
Financial Services
Food & Drink
Hospitality & Tourism
Management
Other Manufacture
Other Services (including ICT professional)
Personal Services
Retail & Customer Service
Sport, Health & Social Care
Transport & Logistics
Total
Q3
2014/15
% of
Total
Q3
2015/16
% of
Total
1,671
226
974
9
3,655
191
1,621
346
962
2,211
594
171
610
671
2,077
2,188
1,340
19,517
8.6%
1.2%
5.0%
0.0%
18.7%
1.0%
8.3%
1.8%
4.9%
11.3%
3.0%
0.9%
3.1%
3.4%
10.6%
11.2%
6.9%
100.0%
1,614
212
1,050
28
4,252
136
1,340
366
901
1,766
527
172
788
734
1,916
2,317
1,094
19,213
8.4%
1.1%
5.5%
0.1%
22.1%
0.7%
7.0%
1.9%
4.7%
9.2%
2.7%
0.9%
4.1%
3.8%
10.0%
12.1%
5.7%
100.0%
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Table 5: MA starts by Local Authority (based on the trainee’s
home address)
Local Authority
Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire
Angus
Argyll & Bute
Clackmannanshire
Dumfries & Galloway
Dundee City
East Ayrshire
East Dunbartonshire
East Lothian
East Renfrewshire
Edinburgh, City of
Eilean Siar
Falkirk
Fife
Glasgow City
Highland
Inverclyde
Midlothian
Moray
North Ayrshire
North Lanarkshire
Orkney Islands
Perth & Kinross
Renfrewshire
Scottish Borders
Shetland Islands
South Ayrshire
South Lanarkshire
Stirling
West Dunbartonshire
West Lothian
Outwith Area*
Total
Q3 2014/15
Q3 2015/16
746
1,034
513
203
224
627
547
472
295
354
232
1,123
86
693
1,252
2,086
1,017
317
329
368
654
1,577
55
551
751
307
120
354
1,248
338
394
612
38
19,517
646
867
476
229
228
591
503
520
285
383
218
1,145
78
688
1,296
2,079
1,007
289
316
361
550
1,603
92
612
741
273
126
350
1,190
314
448
634
75
19,213
*Outwith Area refers to MAs with a postal address outwith Scotland
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Table 6: MA starts by self reported disability status and age
Age
band
16-19
20-24
25+
Total
Disability
No
disability
411
198
86
695
9,343
5,045
3,756
18,144
Prefer
not
to say
230
88
56
374
Total
9,984
5,331
3,898
19,213
Known
9,754
5,243
3,842
18,839
Disability
as a %
of known
4.2%
3.8%
2.2%
3.7%
Table 7: MA starts by self-reported disability status and level
Level
Disability
Level 2
Level 3+
Total
259
436
695
No
disability
6,157
11,987
18,144
Prefer
Total
not
to say
72 6,488
302 12,725
374 19,213
Known
Disability
as a %
of known
6,416
4.0%
12,423
3.5%
18,839
3.7%
Table 8: MA starts by ethnicity and age
Age
16-19
20-24
25+
Total
BME
127
89
74
290
Non BME
9,807
5,204
3,789
18,800
Prefer not
to say/not
known
50
38
35
123
Total
9,984
5,331
3,898
19,213
Known
9,934
5,293
3,863
19,090
BME as
% of
known
1.3%
1.7%
1.9%
1.5%
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Table 9: MA starts by ethnicity and level
Level
Level 2
Level 3+
Total
BME
Non
BME
85
205
290
6,379
12,421
18,800
Prefer not
to say/not
known
24
99
123
Total
Known
6,488
12,725
19,213
BME as
% of
known
6,464
1.3%
12,626
1.6%
19,090
1.5%
Table 10: MA starts by ethnicity and gender
Gender
Female
Male
Total
% Female
BME
133
157
290
45.9%
Non
BME
7,054
11,746
18,800
37.5%
Prefer not
to say/not
known
30
93
123
24.4%
Total
7,217
11,996
19,213
37.6%
Known
7,187
11,903
19,090
37.6%
BME as %
of known
1.9%
1.3%
1.5%
-
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Table 11: MA starts by care leaver status and age
Age
16-19
20-24
25+
Total
Care
No care
experience experience
94
42
24
160
Prefer
not to say
9,326
5,046
3,662
18,034
564
243
212
1,019
Total
9,984
5,331
3,898
19,213
Total
Known
9,420
5,088
3,686
18,194
Care
experience
as % of
known by
age
1.0%
0.8%
0.7%
0.9%
Table 12: MA starts by care leaver status and level
Level
Level 2
Level 3+
Total
Care
experience
No care
experience
82
78
160
6,281
11,753
18,034
Prefer
not to say
Total
Total
Care
Known experience
as % of
known
by age
125
6,488
6,363
1.3%
894 12,725 11,831
0.7%
1,019 19,213 18,194
0.9%
Table 13: MA Starts by care leaver status and gender
Gender
Female
Male
Total
Care
No care
experience experience
78
82
160
7,005
11,029
18,034
Prefer
not to say
134
885
1,019
Total
7,217
11,996
19,213
Total
Known
Care
experience
as % of
known
by age
7,083
1.1%
11,111
0.7%
18,194
0.9%
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Table 14: MA starts who consider themselves an ex-offender by age
Age
16-19
20-24
25+
Total
Yes
22
18
21
61
No
Prefer
not to
say
9,386
5,067
3,662
18,115
Total
576
246
215
1,037
Known
9,984
5,331
3,898
19,213
Ex-offender
as a%
of known
9,408
5,085
3,683
18,176
0.2%
0.4%
0.6%
0.3%
Table 15: MA starts who consider themselves an ex-offender by level
Level
Level 2
Level 3+
Total
Yes
24
37
61
No
Prefer
not to
say
6,334
11,781
18,115
130
970
1,037
Total
6,488
12,724
19,213
Known
6,358
11,818
18,176
Ex- offender
as a %
of known
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
Table 16: MA starts who consider themselves an ex-offender by gender
Gender
Female
Male
Total
Yes
No
14 7,077
47 11,038
61 18,115
Prefer
Total Known
not to
say
126 7,217
7,091
911 11,996 11,085
1,037 19,213 18,176
Ex-offender
as a%
of known
0.2%
0.4%
0.3%
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Appendix B - MAs in Training
Table 2: MAs in training by framework grouping up to the end
of Q3 2014/15 and 2015/16
Table 1: MAs in training by age and level up to the end of Q3
2014/15 and 2015/16
Framework Grouping
Administration & Related
Animal Care, Land & Water Based
Automotive
Chemicals & Biotechnology Related
Construction & Related
Creative and Cultural Skills
Engineering and Energy
Financial Services
Food & Drink
Hospitality & Tourism
Management
Other Manufacture
Other Services
Personal Services
Retail & Customer Service
Sport, Health and Social Care
Transport & Logistics
Total
Age
16-19
20-24
25+
Total
Level
Level 2
Level 3+
Level 2
Level 3+
Level 2
Level 3+
All Levels
Q3 2014/15 Q3 2015/16
5,433
4,808
17,714
18,180
2,205
2,082
6,071
6,344
1,475
1,343
4,039
3,980
36,937
36,737
Q3 2014/15
2,191
471
3,002
53
9,292
191
6,033
489
1,151
3,109
903
267
1,000
1,548
2,325
3,637
1,275
36,937
Q3 2015/16
2,095
481
3,381
72
10,063
221
5,764
579
1,041
2,315
818
245
1,240
1,486
2,040
3,771
1,125
36,737
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Appendix C - MA Achievements
Table 1: Achievements and leavers by age up to the end of
Q3 2014/15 and 2015/16
Quarter
Measure
Q3 2014/15 Achievements
Leavers
Rate
Q3 2015/16 Achievements
Leavers
Rate
16-19
7,083
9,799
72%
7,328
9,643
76%
20-24
3,524
5,027
70%
3,996
5,180
77%
25+
3,028
4,118
74%
2,895
3,540
82%
Total
13,635
18,944
72%
14,219
18,363
77%
Table 2: Achievements and leavers by level up to the end of
Q3 2014/15 and 2015/16
Quarter
Measure
Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
Q3 2014/15 Achievements
5,136
8,115
348
36
Leavers
7,171 11,257
470
46
Rate
72%
72%
74%
78%
Q3 2015/16 Achievements
4,968
8,805
372
74
Leavers
6,447 11,363
469
84
Rate
77%
77%
79%
88%
Total
13,635
18,944
72%
14,219
18,944
77%
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Table 3: Achievements and Leavers by framework grouping
up to the end of Q3 2015/16
Framework Grouping
Administration & Related
Animal Care, Land & Water Based
Automotive
Chemicals & Biotechnology Related
Construction & Related
Creative and Cultural Skills
Engineering and Energy
Financial Services
Food & Drink
Hospitality & Tourism
Management
Other Manufacture
Other Services
Personal Services
Retail & Customer Service
Sport, Health and Social Care
Transport & Logistics
Total
Achievements Leavers Rate
1,564
1,921 81%
141
197 72%
355
572 62%
12
16 75%
2466
3,063 81%
110
143 77%
1,020
1,278 80%
268
340 79%
752
895 84%
1,670
2,258 74%
400
514 78%
144
171 84%
449
621 72%
610
892 68%
1,706
2,165 79%
1,596
2,163 74%
956
1,154 83%
14,219
18,363 77%
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Table 2: Starts by gender and framework grouping up to the
end of Q3 2015/16
Appendix D - MAs by Gender
Table 1: Starts by level, age and gender up to the end of Q3
2015/16
Level
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Total
Age
16-19
20-24
25+
16-19
20-24
25+
16-19
20-24
25+
16-19
20-24
25+
all ages
Female
1,809
920
315
1,843
1,481
642
17
67
117
0
0
6
7,217
Male
1,583
880
981
4,706
1,924
1,468
26
58
311
0
1
58
11,996
Total
3,392
1,800
1,296
6,549
3,405
2,110
43
125
428
0
1
64
19,213
Framework Grouping
Administration & Related
Animal Care, Land & Water Based
Automotive
Chemicals & Biotechnology Related
Construction & Related
Creative & Cultural Skills
Engineering & Energy Related
Financial Services
Food & Drink
Hospitality & Tourism
Management
Other Manufacture
Other Services
Personal Services
Retail & Customer Service
Sport, Health & Social Care
Transport & Logistics
Total
Female
1,185
42
31
14
71
81
78
216
335
1,024
257
2
144
666
1,070
1,920
81
7,217
Male
429
170
1,019
14
4,181
55
1,262
150
566
742
270
170
644
68
846
397
1,013
11,996
Total
1,614
212
1,050
28
4,252
136
1,340
366
901
1,766
527
172
788
734
1,916
2,317
1,094
19,213
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Table 3: Achievements and leavers by gender up to the end
of Q3 2014/15 and 2015/16
Quarter
Q3 2014/15
Q3 2015/16
Measure
Achievements
Leavers
Rate
Achievements
Leavers
Rate
Female
Male
Total
5,586
8,363
14,219
7,619
10,744
18,363
73%
78%
77%
5,891
7,744
13,635
8,296
10,648
18,944
71%
73%
72%
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Table 2: MA redundancies up to the end of Q3 2015/16 by
Local Authority
Appendix E - MA Redundancies
Table 1: MA redundancies up to the end of Q3 2015/16 by
Framework Grouping
Framework Grouping
Administration & Related
Automotive
Construction & Related
Creative & Cultural Skills
Engineering & Energy Related
Financial Services
Food & Drink
Hospitality & Tourism
Management
Other Manufacture
Other Services (Inc. ICT prof.)
Personal Services
Retail & Customer Service
Sport, Health & Social Care
Transport & Logistics
Total
MA Redundancies
17
16
127
2
68
1
6
6
4
3
8
7
5
2
5
277
Local Authority
Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire
Angus
Argyll & Bute
Clackmannanshire
Dumfries & Galloway
Dundee City
East Ayrshire
East Dunbartonshire
East Lothian
East Renfrewshire
Edinburgh, City of
Eilean Siar
Falkirk
Fife
Glasgow City
Highland
Inverclyde
Midlothian
Moray
North Ayrshire
North Lanarkshire
Orkney Islands
Perth & Kinross
Renfrewshire
Scottish Borders
Shetland Islands
South Ayrshire
South Lanarkshire
Stirling
West Dunbartonshire
West Lothian
Total
MA Redundancies
6
28
4
9
3
3
12
8
3
6
0
10
4
4
29
30
12
4
4
4
10
23
0
6
11
3
1
7
18
3
5
7
277
20