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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Provider learners enrolled at further education institutions by programme
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Academic yearAcademic years run from 1 August of the initial year to 31 July of the following year.[Filtered]
[Collapse]Highest level qualificationThis dimension is calculated independently to the overall programme level.[Filtered]
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[Collapse]Mode of studyAny learners pursuing a work-based learning designated learning programme at a further education institution have been categorised as work-based learning. Full-time and part-time learners are determined using the learning programme code, with priority being given to full-time learning programmes. Prior to 2014/15, full-time learners are defined as those with at least 450 guided contact hours across all learning programmes in the academic year.[Filtered]
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Reference dateThe data is provided on two bases. \'Full academic year\' provides the full year count, and \'Week of 1st December\' provides the numbers in-learning for that week only. The numbers in the week of 1st December act as a snapshot of provision at a given moment in time.[Filtered]
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[Collapse]Programme levelThis dimension gives the level of the learning programme undertaken by the learner. In this instance, work-based learning programmes are given priority over higher education and further education programmes.[Filter]
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[Collapse]ProviderThis dimension gives the further education (FE) institution with whom the learner is studying. The data includes work-based learning provision at FE institutions on a consortium member basis and local authority community learning where there is a formal enrolment with an FE institution. Learners enrolled at higher education institutions and franchised into FE institutions are not included in this data.[Filter]
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[Collapse]All levelsClick here to sortAll levels
Click here to sortFurther EducationClick here to sortHigher EducationRefers only to programmes designated as higher education in their entirety.Click here to sortWork-Based LearningIncludes all learners pursuing the further education programme Pathways to Apprenticeships.
[Collapse]All providersLearner counts are based on providers\' own learner identifiers and therefore this figure will include some multiple-counting between providers.1,145,555*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication185,3451,336,850
All providersLearner counts are based on providers\' own learner identifiers and therefore this figure will include some multiple-counting between providers.Bridgend College56,0751059,20065,380
Coleg Sir Gar62,84047511,77075,080
Coleg Ceredigion5,705202605,980
Deeside College.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Coleg Gwent143,47054,705148,165
Grwp Llandrillo Menai144,545*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication27,505176,535
Merthyr Tydfil College23,005*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,80524,795
Pembrokeshire College42,190*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication16,04058,235
Coleg Morgannwg.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Coleg Powys.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
St David's Catholic Sixth Form College14,310.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable14,310
Yale College.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Ystrad Mynach College.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
WEA (South)8,875.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8,875
YMCA8,995.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8,995
Neath Port Talbot College.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Coleg Harlech / WEA (North)4,260.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,260
Gower College Swansea96,930*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication23,170120,530
Cardiff and Vale College112,30014023,985136,425
Coleg Cambria135,410.The data item is not applicable37,660173,075
Coleg Y Cymoedd90,960.The data item is not applicable13,070104,040
Adult Learning Wales91,260.The data item is not applicable*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication91,305
Grwp NPTC91,91028016,135108,325
WEA Cymru12,530.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable12,530

Metadata

Title

Provider learners enrolled at Further Education Institutions in Wales

Last update

27 February 2024 27 February 2024

Next update

February 2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Lifelong Learning Wales Record, Welsh Government

Contact email

post16ed.stats@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Wales

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English only

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Statistical quality

Statisticians within the Welsh Government review the data and query any anomalies with the LLWR data collection team and, where relevant, with learning providers before tables are published.

The LLWR data underlying this table are intended to be final, for non-funding purposes.

Keywords

Lifelong Learning Wales Record LLWR Further Education FE Post 16 P16

General description

This table provides the number of learners enrolled at further education (FE) institutions in Wales. The data includes work-based learning provision at FE institutions on a consortium member basis and local authority community learning where there is a formal enrolment with an FE institution. Learners enrolled at higher education institutions and franchised into FE institutions are not included in this data.

Learner counts are based on providers' own learner identifiers and therefore the total learners across all providers will include some multiple-counting between providers.

All figures are rounded to the nearest multiple of 5. Any values greater than 0 and less than 5 have been suppressed and replaced with an asterisk (*)


Data collection and calculation

From 2016/17 onwards all data in the table is calculated using the month 5 freeze of the Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR). This freeze is produced close to the end of the December after the academic year in question finishes. For example, the freeze containing the 2022/23 data was taken close to the end of December 2023.
Prior to 2016/17 data in the table was calculated using the month 7 freeze of the Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR). This freeze was produced close to the end of the February after the academic year in question finishes. For example, the freeze containing the 2015/16 data was taken close to the end of February 2017.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data in the table is presented on an academic year basis, which runs from 1st August - 31st July. Data for both full-year provision and those in learning during the week of December 1st are available.

Users, uses and context

The data in this table are used both within and outside the Welsh Government to monitor educational trends and as a baseline for further analysis of the underlying data. Some of the key users are:

Ministers and the Members Research Service in the National Assembly for Wales
Officials in the Welsh Government
Other government departments
Further Education Institutions, Work-Based Learning providers and local authorities
Estyn, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education and Training in Wales
Students, researchers, and academics
Individual citizens, private companies, and the media

These statistics are used in a variety of ways. Some examples of these are:

General background and research
Inclusion in reports and briefings
Advice to Ministers
Informing and evaluating the education policy-making process in Wales

LLWR data are used to underpin funding and performance reports for learning providers, to calculate NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) figures and in student finance modelling.

Rounding applied

All figures in the table have been rounded to the closest multiple of 5. All non-zero values less than 5 have been suppressed and are denoted by an asterisk (*).

Weblinks

http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/further-education-work-based-learning-community-learning-statistics/ - Further education, work-based learning and community learning statistics: an annual publication which this table provides part of a digital alternative with improved interactivity. Previous publications of this release provide data for the academic years 2006/07 - 2011/12, and there are no current plans to update this table to include data previous to 2012/13.