Further Education, Work-Based Learning and Community Learning in Wales, 2007/08 (provisional)

The statistics on learner numbers in post-16 education and training include data for Wales for the period August 2007 to July 2008.  The latest release contains provisional statistics due to be updated in April 2009.

This Statistical First Release summarises provisional information on learners in post-16 education and training excluding those at Higher Education institutions and schools but including Further Education institutions, other Work-based Learning providers and Community Learning provision collected via the Welsh Assembly Government's Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR).

Key points from the latest release are:

• The provisional figures show a decline in full year learner numbers across all sectors (FE institutions, LEA community learning and work-based learning provision) between 2006/07 and 2007/08, though year end figures have increased for some types of learning programme.
• During 2007/08 there were 272,535 learners at FE Institutions, Community Learning or Work-based Learning providers, 8.5 per cent fewer than in 2006/07.
• Males outnumbered females for all ages below 20.  However the number of females aged 20 or above was 63 per cent higher than the equivalent number of males.
• Of learning activities for which the qualification level was know, the proportion pursued at level 1 fell slightly from 33 per cent to 31 per cent whereas the proportion at level 3 rose from 18 per cent to 20 per cent.
• The most popular subjects for learning activities were Care/Basic Skills, Information Technology, Health and Media.

Additional tables containing a greater amount of detail than the tables contained in this release are available on the StatsWales website.

Contact

Tel: 029 2092 6041
E-mail: post16ed.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

April 2009 (provisional - to be confirmed on the Due Out Soon page)