§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many apprentices(a) started and (b) completed their apprenticeships in the years commencing 1 May (i) 1996, (ii) 1997 and (iii) 2002. [74329]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe number of Advanced Modern Apprenticeships (AMA) and Foundation Modern Apprenticeships (FMA) started by young people (aged 15 to 24) are as follows:
FMA AMA (i) 29 April 1996–4 May 1997 0 56,900 (ii) 5 May 1997–4 May 1998 1,400 68,300 (iii) 29 April 2002–23 June 2002 4,400 12,000 Note:
Figures exclude transfers between AMA, FMA and other work-based learning.
(b) Information on completion of AMA and FMA frameworks is not available.