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Data Provider: Welsh Government Apprenticeship learning programmes started by quarter, primary LDD and year
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[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]Gender[Filtered]
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Gender 1[Filter]
[Collapse]Programme type[Filtered]
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Programme type 1[Filter]
[Collapse]Region of domicileThis dimension gives the local authority of domicile of the learner, and has been calculated using their recorded home postcode. The 22 local authorities in Wales are grouped under four regions.[Filtered]
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[Collapse]Region of domicile 1[Filter]
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[Collapse]Region of domicile 2[Filter]
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Region of domicile 3[Filter]
Area code[Filter]
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Academic yearAcademic years run from 1 August of the initial year to 31 July of the following year.[Filter]
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Quarter 1
[Collapse]Primary LDD[Filter]
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Primary LDD 1
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[Collapse]All learners24,11531,36025,94522,33520,7557,5604,2254,4203,8407,2654,5655,3355,7158,1454,5254,5704,3807,185.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
All learnersVisual impairment759065656525151510401520153010251520.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Hearing impairment11514011511512535202030402535404025303035.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Physical and / or medical difficulties1301952251802257550653585409075110607580110.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Behavioural, emotional and social difficulties304065557535152525602530305525303045.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Multi-sensory impairment*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable10*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable5.The data item is not applicable*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Autistic spectrum disorders254045507535252520703040358040404580.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Speech, language and communication difficulties2020201520105*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication10*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication101510555.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Moderate / general learning difficulties6575856590255155301010152510101010.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Severe learning difficulties*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Profound and multiple learning difficulties55*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication105*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Specific learning difficulties9001,1401,090.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.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.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.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Dyslexia.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable760905420235250220490285305310515265255225435.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Dyscalculia.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable45401510105201520151010151010.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Dyspraxia.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable454020151010201015102015151020.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3060302035207525356095405560105.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Information refusedOnly available from 2023/24 onwards.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.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.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1510151520.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Not knownIncludes all instances where the learner considers themselves to have a learning difficulty and/or disability but the type is not known or not declared.25603525252055101010*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication555*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication105.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Does not apply22,71529,55524,19020,87019,0056,8153,7953,9353,4456,3054,0804,7355,0907,1203,9953,9903,8256,280.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable

Metadata

General description

This table provides quarterly data on the number of apprenticeship learning programmes started in work-based learning (WBL) in Wales. The data includes WBL that is delivered by further education institutions and also WBL delivered by other training providers.

2024/25 data is calculated using the month 8 freeze of the Lifelong Learning Wales record (LLWR). This freeze was produced on the 20th March 2025.

New work-based learning contract arrangements came into effect on 1st August 2021. This resulted in the transfer of around 4,800 existing apprentices to new providers with new programme records created on the Lifelong Learning Wales Record. New programme records resulting from a transfer are usually included in the statistics on apprenticeship starts with the exception of the target measure. In 2021/22 Q1, however, we excluded the records as so many learners were transferred that the statistics would have presented a misleading picture of apprenticeship starts in that quarter had they been left in.

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 2016/17 data was taken close to the end of December 2017.

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.

Data in the table is presented on an academic year basis, which runs from 1st August - 31st July.

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 (*).

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 (*).

Title

Number of apprenticeship learning programmes started by quarter, year and primary LDD

Last update

7 May 2025 7 May 2025

Next update

June 2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Lifelong Learning Wales Record, Welsh Government

Contact email

post16ed.stats@gov.wales

Designation

None

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 Work Based Learning WBL Apprenticeship Apprenticeships Post-16 P16