Question reference: S6W-00449
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 3 June 2021
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Current status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 14 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many apprenticeships schemes have (a) been started and (b) completed in the Central Scotland parliamentary region in each year since 2019.
Answer
Skills Development Scotland does not report apprenticeship starts by parliamentary constituency or region, but by Local Authority. Published apprenticeship starts from 2019 in the local authorities within the Central Scotland Parliamentary Region are:
Local Authority | 2019-20 Q4 (year end) Modern Apprenticeships | 2020-21 Q4 (year end) Modern Apprenticeships |
Falkirk | 1,068 | 613 |
North Lanarkshire | 2,402 | 1,484 |
South Lanarkshire | 1,926 | 1,250 |
Local Authority | Foundation Apprenticeships Cohort 4 (2019-2021) |
Falkirk | 199 |
North Lanarkshire | 457 |
South Lanarkshire | 256 |
Figures for Foundation Apprenticeship Cohort 5 (2020-22) are due to be published by Skills Development Scotland in June 2021.
Local Authority | 2019-20 Graduate Apprenticeships |
Falkirk | 37 |
North Lanarkshire | 83 |
South Lanarkshire | 63 |
Published apprenticeship achievers from 2019 in the local authorities within the Central Scotland Parliamentary Region are:
Local Authority | 2019-20 Q4 (year end) Modern Apprenticeships | 2020-21 Q4 (year end) Modern Apprenticeships |
Falkirk | 823 | 542 |
North Lanarkshire | 1,850 | 1,329 |
South Lanarkshire | 1,517 | 1,074 |
Skills Development Scotland does not publish Foundation or Graduate Apprenticeship achievers by local authority. The total achievers for Foundation Apprenticeships can be found here and for Graduate Apprenticeship achievers here .
*It should be noted that starts and achievers are based on the apprentice’s home address.