– Scottish Parliament written question – answered on 7 October 2010.
Margaret Curran
Labour
Question S3W-36527
To ask the Scottish Executive what the participation rate in further education was, including provision of HNC and HND level courses for local residents, in Glasgow Baillieston and what the national average was in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10.
Keith Brown
Scottish National Party
The following table shows participation figures for Glasgow Baillieston and for Scotland as a whole for academic years 2007-08 and 2008-09. Data relating to academic year 2009-10 will not be available until 2011.
Participation per thousand of working age population in further education (including HNCs/HNDs) at Scottish institutions for all of Scotland and Glasgow Baillieston by institution type: 2007-08 to 2008-09:
| Overall Participation | Participation at HEIs | Participation at Colleges | ||
| 2007-08 | All of Scotland | 128.9 | 1.5 | 127.4 |
| Glasgow Baillieston | 171.3 | 0.2 | 171.1 | |
| 2008-09 | All of Scotland | 126.3 | 1.4 | 124.9 |
| Glasgow Baillieston | 185.9 | 0.3 | 185.5 | |
Sources: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (SNS).
Notes:
1. HEIs: higher education institutions.
2. Participation has been calculated as the number of enrolments per thousand of the working age population.
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