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Data Provider: Welsh Government 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
[Collapse]Provider[Filter]
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[Collapse]Provider 1
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Provider 2
[Collapse]TotalClick here to sortTotal
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.124,745178,3451,042,025.The data item is not applicable1,345,125
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 institutions121,840172,090982,630.The data item is not applicable1,276,560
All Further Education institutionsBridgend College530*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication35,750.The data item is not applicable37,090
Coleg Sir Gar5,7856,88063,220.The data item is not applicable75,895
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 Gwent5,10021,880164,175.The data item is not applicable191,160
Grwp Llandrillo Menai65,72034,27089,780.The data item is not applicable189,780
Merthyr Tydfil College.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable21,820.The data item is not applicable21,820
Pembrokeshire College*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication2,61041,055.The data item is not applicable45,480
St David's Catholic Sixth Form College1,7309,30016,360.The data item is not applicable27,390
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 Swansea9,69027,31085,740.The data item is not applicable122,745
Cardiff and Vale College5,28011,310138,200.The data item is not applicable154,790
Coleg Cambria7,99026,52585,885.The data item is not applicable120,390
Coleg Y Cymoedd7,4409,52085,555.The data item is not applicable102,515
Adult Learning Wales2,9557,92066,385.The data item is not applicable77,275
Grwp NPTC7,81013,74088,700.The data item is not applicable110,240
[Collapse]Local Education Authority Community Learning providers2,9006,26559,400.The data item is not applicable68,560
Local Education Authority Community Learning providersIsle of Anglesey215215545.The data item is not applicable970
Gwynedd340195590.The data item is not applicable1,125
Conwy4050345.The data item is not applicable430
Denbighshire5075730.The data item is not applicable860
Flintshire1701,0354,725.The data item is not applicable5,925
Wrexham2009054,155.The data item is not applicable5,260
Powys*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication551,630.The data item is not applicable1,685
Ceredigion825405730.The data item is not applicable1,975
Pembrokeshire3651,40010,200.The data item is not applicable11,965
Carmarthenshire95*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,710.The data item is not applicable1,895
Swansea3209204,950.The data item is not applicable6,190
Neath Port Talbot952602,620.The data item is not applicable2,970
Bridgend.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable660.The data item is not applicable660
The Vale of Glamorgan501553,105.The data item is not applicable3,305
Rhondda Cynon Taf.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7,185.The data item is not applicable7,185
Merthyr Tydfil5*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication470.The data item is not applicable485
Caerphilly*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication2,045.The data item is not applicable2,200
Blaenau Gwent*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1252,105.The data item is not applicable2,260
Torfaen*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1051,330.The data item is not applicable1,460
Monmouthshire*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication951,860.The data item is not applicable1,970
Newport*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,195.The data item is not applicable1,250
Cardiff.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,525.The data item is not applicable6,525

Metadata

Title

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

Last update

27 February 2025 27 February 2025

Next update

February 2026

Publishing organisation

Medr

Source 1

Lifelong Learning Wales Record, Welsh Government

Contact email

Statistics@medr.cymru

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 2023/24 data was taken close to the end of December 2024.
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 Medr 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, His 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 (*).

Statistical quality

Statisticians within Medr 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.


Keywords

Lifelong Learning Wales Record LLWR Post 16 P16 Welsh Medium

Weblinks

https://www.medr.cymru/en/data-and-analysis/ - 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.