Further Education
Business, Innovation and Skills
Written answers and statements, 5 November 2009
Stephen Williams (Bristol West, Liberal Democrat)
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
(1) what proportion of adult further education students in Learning and Skills Council-funded provision are 19 to 24 year-olds;
(2) how many adult further education students are studying (a) full-time and (b) part-time;
(3) how many 19 to 24 year-olds in adult further education are studying (a) full-time and (b) part-time.
Kevin Brennan (Minister of State (also in the Department for Business, Innovations and Skills), Department for Children, Schools and Families; Cardiff West, Labour)
Table 1 shows students in LSC funded-provision by age group.
| Table 1: LSC-funded participation by age. | ||
| Age | Learner n umbers | Learner (%) |
| Under 19 | 1,061,700 | 22 |
| 19-24 | 743,900 | 16 |
| 25-34 | 895,000 | 19 |
| 35-44 | 887,900 | 19 |
| 45-59 | 802,300 | 17 |
| 60+ | 336,600 | 7 |
| Unknown | 27,200 | 1 |
| Total | 4,754,700 | 100 |
Table 2 shows LSC-funded further education participation by mode of attendance, for learners of all age groups.
| Table 2: LSC-funded participation for all age groups, by mode of attendance | |
| AH Learners | Learner n umbers |
| Full-Time Full-Year | 816,400 |
| Full-Time Part-Year | 187,700 |
| Part-Time | 3,745,600 |
| Unknown | 5,100 |
| Total | 4,754,700 |
Table 3 shows LSC-funded further education participation by mode of attendance, for learners aged between 19 and 24.
| Table 3: LSC-funded participation for learners aged between 19 and 24, by mode of attendance. | |
| 19-24 year old Learners | Learner n umbers |
| Full-Time Full-Year | 90,500 |
| Full-Time Part-Year | 32,500 |
| Part-Time | 620,000 |
| Unknown | 900 |
| Total | 743,900 |
| Notes: 1. Source data includes ASL, LR and ERILR datasets. 2. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred, and may not sum to total due to rounding. 3. Age is based on academic age at the 3 August of the academic year. 4. Part-time Part Year includes part-time Distance Learning, Open Learning, E-Learning and Evening Learning. 5. FE Students classified for statistical purposes as full-time are defined as those enrolled on programmes of at least 450 guided learning hours per year, or for at least 150 guided learning hours per tri-annual period or more than 16 guided learning hours per week for shorter courses. Full-time students who enrol on a programme of at least 450 guided learning hours per year are classified as full-time full-year. This includes those students who withdraw from the programme during the year and actually attend for less than 450 guided learning hours. Also counted as full-time full-year are students who enrol on programmes of less than 450 guided learning hours but stay longer than expected and actually attend for more than 450 guided learning hours. Full-time students who are not classified as full-time full-year are classified as other full-time. All other students are classified as part-time. | |