Sheet 1: User Instructions

	
	
	
	

		

 
		
		


	
	

		


	
	

		


	
	

		
User instructions
	
	

		


	
	

		


	
	

		


		


		


	
	

		
General information
		


		


	
	

		
This document contains the following:
-Three dashboards (see contents below)
-A Notes tab giving important supporting information 
-Hidden tabs with underlying data tables that each dashboard is linked to.
		
	

		
Dashboard Contents
		


		


	
	

		
The Level Dashboard contains information regarding Level, Age Group, and Type (Framework or Standard)
		


		


	
	

		
The SSA Dashboard contains information regarding Level Group, Age Group, and Sector Subject Area Tier 1
		


		


	
	

		
The Framework Dashboard contains information regarding Level Group, Age Group, and Framework/Standard Name
		


		


	
	

		


		


		


	
	

		
How to use the dashboards
		


		


	
	

		
On the SSA and Framework dashboards, use the drop-down filter at the top of the screen to make your selection.  Note that on the framework dashboard, frameworks and standards are grouped separately.
		
	

		
In order to filter age and level in each of the dashboards, click on the grey square filter button to the right of the header:
		
	

		

 
		
		
	

		
You will then have the option to select different levels/ages.
		
	

		


		


		


	
	

		
Hidden tabs
		


		


	
	

		
If you would like to see the larger data tables that each of the tables in the dashboards are linked to, then right click on any of the tabs below, click 'unhide' and each table will appear in a list.
		
	

		
This allows users to view all sectors / frameworks / standards rather than restricting to one at a time.
		


		


	
	

		
The hidden tabs also allow users to view data from earlier years.
		


		


	



Sheet 2: Notes

	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	

		

 
		
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
Table Notes
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
General Notes covering all outputs
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
1) Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten except for the Grand Totals which are rounded to the nearest hundred.
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2) '-' Indicates a base value of less than five, or less than fifty for Grand Totals.  '*' indicates a percentage less than 0.5%. 
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
3) For definitions of variables used in the tables please see the data dictionary:
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140107201041/http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/datadictionary/
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
4) The data source for all tables is the Individualised Learner Record, except where stated.
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
5) Unlike learner figures in other tables, figures for 2008/09 onwards are comparable with earlier years as demand led funding rules are not applied to starts and achievements.
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
6) Age is calculated based on age at start of the programme rather than based on 31 August.
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
7) In these tables full-year numbers are a count of the number of starts at any point during the year.  Learners starting more than one Apprenticeship will appear more than once.
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
8) Programme-Led Apprenticeships recorded in ILR returns are included in the figures.
		


		
	

		


		
9) These tables include provisional 2014/15 Employer Ownership Pilot (EOP) volumes due to problems with the final 2014/15 EOP data collection. See the note in the commentary and on the contents page of the table pack for more information. 
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
10) These tables show starts for apprenticeship standards, which are developed by employer groups known as "trailblazers". The first starts on the new standards began in September 2014.
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
11) Figures for 2014/15 include 80 apprenticeship starts with no level assigned and an unknown Sector Subject Area.  Figures for 2015/16 include less than 10 apprenticeship starts with no level assigned.  
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
12) Figures for 2011/12 onwards are not comparable to earlier years as a Single Individualised Learner Record (ILR) data collection system has been introduced. More information on the Single ILR is available at: 
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140107201041/http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/C05DCDD5-67EE-4AD0-88B9-BEBC8F7F3300/0/SILR_Effects_SFR_Learners_June12.pdf
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
Apprenticeship Programme Starts by Sector Framework and Apprenticeship Standard, Level and Age
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
1) Some Sector Frameworks were renamed or combined in 2012/13. Figures for previous years have been revised in the same way for consistency.
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2) This table shows starts for frameworks, some of which have been grouped after the introduction of SASE (Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England) frameworks in 2010/11. This allows meaningful comparisons between years where new frameworks have been introduced in 2010/11. Some figures for earlier years have been revised due to this grouping. There is a separate table called 'Breakdown by Framework (non-grouped)' presenting Apprenticeship data for 2010/11 to 2012/13. This shows all SASE and non-SASE frameworks started in 2010/11 to 2012/13 without grouping.
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
 Apprenticeship Programme Starts by Type - Frameworks / Standards
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
1) Level 2 is equivalent to an Intermediate Level Apprenticeship, Level 3 is equivalent to an Advanced Level Apprenticeship, and Levels 4, 5 and 6 are equivalent to a Higher Apprenticeship.
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2) Level 4 apprenticeships were introduced in 2006/07, level 5 apprenticeships were introduced in 2011/12, level 6 apprenticeships were introduced in 2013/14 and level 7 apprenticeships were introduced in 2014/15. Prior to 2009/10, there were 310 starts equivalent to a Higher Apprenticeship.
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
3) Apprenticeship standards are included in the Intermediate Level, Advanced Level or Higher Apprenticeship categories according to the level of each standard. All Apprenticeship standards are also shown separately at the bottom of the table.
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
Publication Date
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		
October 2017
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
Data Sources
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
Apprenticeships
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2007/08 and earlier years (W13 final)
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2008/09 (E13 final)
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2009/10 (E13 final)
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2010/11 (ER13 final)
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2011/12 (R15 final)
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2012/13 (R14 final)
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2013/14 (R14 final)
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2014/15 (R14 final)
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2015/16 (R14 final)
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2016/17 (R13)
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
Large Employer Outcome Pilot Data -  
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2011/12 (R14 final)
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2012/13 (R14 final)
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2013/14 (R14 final)
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2014/15 (R14 final)
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
Employer Ownership Pilot Data 1
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2012/13 (R14 Final)
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2013/14 (R14 Final)
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2014/15 (R13)
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2015/16 (R14 Final)
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
Employer Ownership Pilot Data 2
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2013/14 (R14 Final)
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2014/15 (R13)
		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		
2015/16 (R14 Final)
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	



Sheet 3: Level Dashboard

	
	
	
	
	

		
Apprenticeship Framework Starts and Apprenticeship Standard Starts by Level
		
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		
Level Group
		
Level
		
Framework / Standard
		
2011/12
		
2012/13
		
2013/14
		
2014/15
		
2015/16
		
2016/17
Full Year (Provisional)
	
	

		
Intermediate Apprenticeship
		
Level 2
		
Standard
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
-
		
1,410
		
8,040
	
	

		
Intermediate Apprenticeship
		
Level 2
		
Framework
		
329,000
		
292,750
		
286,490
		
298,280
		
289,920
		
251,390
	
	

		
Intermediate Apprenticeship
		
Level 2
		
All
		
329,000
		
292,750
		
286,490
		
298,280
		
291,330
		
259,430
	
	

		
Advanced Apprenticeship
		
Level 3
		
Standard
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
170
		
1,650
		
10,780
	
	

		
Advanced Apprenticeship
		
Level 3
		
Framework
		
187,880
		
207,670
		
144,730
		
181,590
		
189,220
		
185,000
	
	

		
Advanced Apprenticeship
		
Level 3
		
All
		
187,880
		
207,670
		
144,730
		
181,760
		
190,870
		
195,770
	
	

		
Higher Apprenticeship
		
Level 4
		
Standard
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
110
		
490
		
2,140
	
	

		
Higher Apprenticeship
		
Level 4
		
Framework
		
2,850
		
4,180
		
3,810
		
6,980
		
9,030
		
9,470
	
	

		
Higher Apprenticeship
		
Level 4
		
All
		
2,850
		
4,180
		
3,810
		
7,090
		
9,510
		
11,610
	
	

		
Higher Apprenticeship
		
Level 5
		
Standard
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
-
		
-
		
1,080
	
	

		
Higher Apprenticeship
		
Level 5
		
Framework
		
850
		
5,610
		
5,410
		
12,590
		
16,870
		
21,780
	
	

		
Higher Apprenticeship
		
Level 5
		
All
		
850
		
5,610
		
5,410
		
12,590
		
16,870
		
22,860
	
	

		
Higher Apprenticeship
		
Level 6
		
Standard
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
100
		
720
		
1,620
	
	

		
Higher Apprenticeship
		
Level 6
		
Framework
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
-
		
-
		
20
		
-
	
	

		
Higher Apprenticeship
		
Level 6
		
All
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
-
		
100
		
740
		
1,620
	
	

		
Higher Apprenticeship
		
Level 7
		
Standard
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
-
		
30
		
50
	
	

		
Higher Apprenticeship
		
Level 7
		
Framework
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
-
		
-
		
-
		
-
	
	

		
Higher Apprenticeship
		
Level 7
		
All
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
-
		
-
		
30
		
50
	
	

		
Higher Apprenticeship
		
Level 4-7
		
Standard
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
200
		
1,240
		
4,880
	
	

		
Higher Apprenticeship
		
Level 4-7
		
Framework
		
3,700
		
9,790
		
9,220
		
19,570
		
25,920
		
31,250
	
	

		
Higher Apprenticeship
		
Level 4-7
		
All
		
3,700
		
9,790
		
9,220
		
19,770
		
27,160
		
36,130
	
	

		
All Apprenticeships
		
 All 
		
 Standard 
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
n/a
		
400
		
4,300
		
23,700
	
	

		
All Apprenticeships
		
 All 
		
 Framework 
		
520,600
		
510,200
		
440,400
		
499,500
		
505,100
		
467,600
	
	

		
All Apprenticeships
		
 All 
		
 All 
		
520,600
		
510,200
		
440,400
		
499,900
		
509,400
		
491,300