§ Mr. HendrickTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many residents of Preston have undertaken apprenticeships in each of the last five years. [168115]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe information requested is not available at parliamentary constituency level. Nor is the information available on a consistent geographical basis over the last five years. However, the following table shows the number of starts on modern apprenticeships in the Lancashire LSC area between April 2001 and the end of July 2003, as well as the number of starts from
(i) Gender AA AO EO HEO SEO Grade 7/6 SCS Total Male 105 319 375 471 287 316 82 1,955 Female 108 646 751 687 328 298 51 2,869 All staff 213 965 1,126 1,158 615 614 133 4,824
(ii) Ethnic group AA AO EO HEO SEO Grade 7/6 SCS1 White 137 592 745 827 482 478 * Ethnic Minority 26 161 180 133 36 28 * Not known 50 212 201 198 97 108 * All staff 213 965 1126 1158 615 614 133
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(iii) Recorded disability AA AO EO HEO SEO Grade 7/6 SOS2 Recorded disability 17 46 51 75 17 19 * Others 196 919 1075 1083 598 595 * All staff 213 965 1126 1158 615 614 133 1* In accord with civil service guideline; for disclosing equality data SCS numbers deleted out because numbers in one category fall below six. 2* SCS as for ethnic group. April 1996 to March 2001 in the two TECs that amalgamated into Lancashire LSC—ELTEC and LAWTEC.
Time Period1 and TEC/LSC Advanced MA Foundation MA April 1998 to March 1999 ELTEC 1,000 400 LAWTEC 1,600 100 April 1999 to March 2000 ELTEC 800 1,100 LAWTEC 1,900 1,800 April 2000 to March 2001 ELTEC 900 1,300 LAWTEC 1,800 2,100 April 2001 to July 2002 Lancashire LSC 1,900 4,100 August 2002 to July 2003 Lancashire LSC 1,500 3,300 1TECs reported the figures in financial years. LSC reports figures in academic years. The first LSC 'year' was 16 months in order to bring the financial year figures into line with academic years. Sources: TEC Management Information LSC Individualised Learner Record