Question reference: S5W-00445
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 3 June 2016
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Current status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 22 July 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to increase the proportion of modern apprenticeship starts in construction and related frameworks.
Answer
The Scottish Government has consistently maintained the employed status element of the modern apprenticeship (MA) programme here in Scotland, linking apprenticeship opportunities to real, sustainable jobs. The availability of places in any sector is therefore reliant upon demand from employers to participate in the MA programme.
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) publish statistical information about the modern apprenticeship (MA) programme on a quarterly basis. Year end statistics for 2015-16 were published on 7 June 2016, and can be accessed here:
From these published statistics, I can advise that modern apprenticeship starts in the construction and related framework grouping have increased since 2012-13, as shown:
2012-13: 3,787
2013-14: 4,435
2014-15: 4,409
2015-16: 4,894