Innovation, Universities and Skills written question – answered at on 11 July 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills which 10 (a) companies and (b) trades have provided the largest number of apprenticeships.
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) does not hold data on all employers that recruit apprentices as contracts may be with a training provider which in turn has arrangements with employers. However information is available on the 10 employers who hold the largest contracts directly with the LSC for their apprenticeship funded provision—this is shown in table 1.
Table 2 shows the 10 sectors that offer the largest number of apprenticeships and the numbers of young people in learning in those sectors in June 2007.
Table 1 | |
Employer | Total in learning (at June 2007) |
Directorate of Educational and Training Services (Army) | 5,759 |
Royal Air Force | 2,347 |
Naval Recruiting and Training Agency | 2,320 |
Carillion Construction Limited | 1,682 |
TUI UK Limited | 717 |
BAE Systems plc | 633 |
Vodafone UK Limited | 449 |
British Gas Services Limited | 413 |
Land Rover | 347 |
The Football Association Premier League Limited | 338 |
Total | 15,004 |
Table 2 | ||||
A26 code | Sector framework | Advanced apprenticeship | Apprenticeship | Total |
116 | Construction | 4,690 | 21,414 | 26,104 |
106 | Engineering | 15,411 | 8,295 | 23,706 |
217 | Hairdressing | 3,853 | 17,911 | 21,764 |
105 | Electrotechnical | 15,353 | 1,233 | 16,586 |
104 | Children's Care Learning and Development | 7,778 | 7,863 | 15,651 |
102 | Business Administration | 4,687 | 10,112 | 14,799 |
220 | Hospitality and Catering | 4,007 | 10,360 | 14,367 |
263 | Customer Service | 4,225 | 9,997 | 14,222 |
328 | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair | 3,110 | 8,005 | 11,115 |
117 | Plumbing | 4,746 | 5,076 | 9,822 |
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