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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Learning activities by Welsh fluency and provider type in further education, excluding work based learning
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Academic yearAcademic years run from 1 August of the initial year to 31 July of the following year. [Filtered]
[Collapse]Age GroupThis dimension gives the age of the learner at 31 August of the academic year. [Filtered]
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Age Group 1[Filter]
[Collapse]Sector subject areaThis dimension gives the sector subject area (SSA) of the learning activity. These SSAs are derived from the LearnDirect Classification System, and are the QCA defined learning areas with some amendments to be consistent with Estyn statistics. [Filtered]
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Sector subject area 1[Filter]
Medium of delivery[Filtered]
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[Collapse]Welsh speakerWhether the student identifies themselves as a Welsh speaker.[Filter]
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Welsh speaker 1
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[Collapse]Provider 1
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Provider 2
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Click here to sortFluent Welsh speakerCan participate normally in Welsh conversations <br />between other students and with adults, but not necessarily using<br />specialised vocabulary and complicated grammar.Click here to sortWelsh speaker not fluentUnable to participate normally in Welsh <br />conversations between other students and with adults. Can converse <br />only using basic vocabulary, perhaps in specific situations such as an <br />oral assessment.Click here to sortNot Welsh speakerUnderstands very little or none of the language <br />when spoken normally. Unlikely to have studied Welsh in school to <br />examination level.Click here to sortNot Known/Not Required
[Collapse]All providersLearner counts are based on providers\' own learner identifiers and therefore this figure will include some multiple-counting between providers.88,945126,535768,145.The data item is not applicable983,635
All providersLearner counts are based on providers\' own learner identifiers and therefore this figure will include some multiple-counting between providers.[Collapse]All Further Education institutions86,950122,430730,895.The data item is not applicable940,280
All Further Education institutionsBridgend College530*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication24,630.The data item is not applicable25,955
Coleg Sir Gar5,7506,83040,530.The data item is not applicable53,120
Coleg Ceredigion.The data item is not applicable.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 Gwent3,58017,185120,955.The data item is not applicable141,725
Grwp Llandrillo Menai46,97524,97066,795.The data item is not applicable138,745
Merthyr Tydfil College.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable16,205.The data item is not applicable16,205
Pembrokeshire College*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication2,30530,005.The data item is not applicable33,340
St David's Catholic Sixth Form College1,2806,80512,040.The data item is not applicable20,125
YMCA.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Gower College Swansea7,06518,89065,880.The data item is not applicable91,840
Cardiff and Vale College2,2705,115105,105.The data item is not applicable112,490
Coleg Cambria6,02019,25062,555.The data item is not applicable87,815
Coleg Y Cymoedd4,7706,06069,505.The data item is not applicable80,330
Adult Learning Wales2,2003,97048,900.The data item is not applicable55,080
Grwp NPTC5,48510,24567,785.The data item is not applicable83,510
[Collapse]Local Education Authority Community Learning providers1,9904,11037,255.The data item is not applicable43,350
Local Education Authority Community Learning providersIsle of Anglesey130150325.The data item is not applicable605
Gwynedd195115355.The data item is not applicable665
Conwy3035265.The data item is not applicable325
Denbighshire3035380.The data item is not applicable450
Flintshire1408253,805.The data item is not applicable4,765
Wrexham1204902,335.The data item is not applicable2,940
Powys*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication401,080.The data item is not applicable1,120
Ceredigion675315570.The data item is not applicable1,570
Pembrokeshire2057156,130.The data item is not applicable7,050
Carmarthenshire50*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,210.The data item is not applicable1,295
Swansea2507803,725.The data item is not applicable4,755
Neath Port Talbot551851,880.The data item is not applicable2,120
Bridgend.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable440.The data item is not applicable440
The Vale of Glamorgan20801,890.The data item is not applicable1,990
Rhondda Cynon Taf.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,015.The data item is not applicable5,015
Merthyr Tydfil5*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication335.The data item is not applicable345
Caerphilly*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication890.The data item is not applicable980
Blaenau Gwent*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication651,295.The data item is not applicable1,380
Torfaen*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication75870.The data item is not applicable960
Monmouthshire*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication651,365.The data item is not applicable1,440
Newport*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication785.The data item is not applicable820
Cardiff.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,310.The data item is not applicable2,310

Metadata

Title

Learning activities by medium of delivery and provider type in further education, excluding work based learning

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

Local authorities

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

General description

This table provides the number of learning activities at further education (FE) institutions in Wales. The data excludes work-based learning provision.

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.

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 (*).

Keywords

Lifelong Learning Wales Record LLWR Post 16 P16 Welsh Medium

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.

There is a data quality issue in some cases, as some learners have been recorded as being unable to speak Welsh but are shown as undertaking learning activities through the medium of Welsh.

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


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.

https://statswales.wales.gov.uk/Catalogue/Education-and-Skills/Post-16-Education-and-Training/Further-Education-and-Work-Based-Learning/Learners/Further-Education/learningactivitiesfurthereducationinstitutions-by-subject-creditlevel - A second report which provides data on learning activities at further education institutions. Learning activity numbers in this report can be broken down by credit level, sector subject area and medium of delivery.