§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of 16 to 18 year olds in Huntingdon(a) started further education courses and (b) completed such courses in each year since 1999. [146437]
§ Alan JohnsonData on the percentage of students participating in post-compulsory education are not calculated for areas smaller than Local Education Authorities (LEAs) as reliable estimates cannot be made. Furthermore, participation rates at sub-national level are only available for 16 and 17 year olds. The percentage of 16 and 17 year olds participating in full-time education and in education and training in Cambridgeshire LEA for end 1998 to end 2000, the latest available year, is shown in the table.
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Participation in education and training of 16 and 17 year olds in Cambridgeshire LEA, 1998 to 2000 Year Full-time education (percentage)
Total education and training1 (percentage)
1998 65 76 1999 67 77 2000 66 76 against this strategy. The Welsh Assembly also publish their own annual report on poverty and social exclusion, the latest of which is 'The Third annual report on social inclusion in Wales'.
Specific information regarding low income for Great Britain is available in 'Households Below Average Income 1994/95 to 2001/02'; data are not yet available for 2003–03.
'Measuring child poverty', published in December 2003, outlines the Government's measure of UK child poverty for the long-term; this new measure will begin from 2004/05.
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§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) enrolments and (b) graduations there were in each of the last three years in Cambridgeshire further education colleges in (i) construction, (ii) computing, (iii) software engineering, (iv) electronics, (v) manufacturing engineering and (vi) hospitality, catering and tourism. [146442]
§ Alan JohnsonIn the last three years, there were no learners enrolled on Software Engineering courses at further education colleges in Cambridgeshire. The number of enrolments on courses in the other subject areas requested, and the number of qualifications achieved in those subjects, are shown in the table.
1Includes participation in full-time education, part-time education and government supported training
Source:
DfES Statistical Bulletin, published 16 December 2002.
Completion (retention) rates are only available for Learning and Skills Council (LSC) funded learners at further education and sixth form colleges. The proportion of courses studied for at colleges in Cambridgeshire by 16–18 year olds that were completed in the three years to 2001/02 is shown in the table.
Retention rates in LSC funded FE provision for 16–18 year olds studying at FE and sixth form colleges in Cambridgeshire by expected end year Expected end year Retention rate (percentage) 19992000 82 2000–01 83 2001–02 86 Source:
Individualied Student Record