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Data Provider: Welsh Government Learning programmes in work-based learning provision
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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]DisabilityThis dimension indicates whether the learner has a disability, and is based on the learner\'s own assessment of their health. Only learners who have a disability which impacts on their ability to learn and/or use facilities of a kind generally supplied by the learning provider are classed as having a disability. Any learners who have yet to nominate a specific disability are classed as not having a disability. Learning difficulties are not counted as disabilities in this report.[Filtered]
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Disability 1[Filter]
[Collapse]Ethnicity[Filtered]
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Ethnicity 1[Filter]
[Collapse]Gender[Filtered]
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Gender 1[Filter]
Area Codes[Filter]
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Programme type 2
[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.[Filter]
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[Collapse]Region of domicile 2
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Region of domicile 3
[Collapse]All programme typesClick here to sortAll programme types
[Collapse]All apprenticeship programmesIncludes Foundation Apprenticeships, Apprenticeships, Higher Apprenticeships, and MSDs.Click here to sortAll apprenticeship programmesIncludes Foundation Apprenticeships, Apprenticeships, Higher Apprenticeships, and MSDs.[Expand]Click here to sortSteps to Employment[Expand]Click here to sortTraineeships[Expand]Click here to sortWork Ready[Expand]Click here to sortOther programmesIncludes Pathways to Apprenticeship programmes, which are non work-based learning (WBL) programmes at further education insitutions supporting WBL provision.
Click here to sortFoundation Apprenticeship (Level 2)Click here to sortApprenticeship (Level 3)Click here to sortHigher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)MSDs (Modern Skills Diplomas) were replaced by Higher Apprenticeships for programmes starting on or after August 2011.
[Collapse]All areas17,65522,4809,56049,695.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable53050,225
All areas[Collapse]Wales17,32021,8059,30048,425.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable52548,950
Wales[Collapse]North Wales regionNorth Wales region consists of the local authorities of Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham.3,7004,3501,3909,435.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1059,540
North Wales regionNorth Wales region consists of the local authorities of Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham.Isle of Anglesey3954901401,025.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable151,035
Gwynedd8307502051,785.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable151,800
Conwy6656802901,635.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable251,660
Denbighshire5255502351,310.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable101,325
Flintshire6051,0152851,905.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable201,925
Wrexham6758702351,775.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable201,795
[Collapse]Mid Wales regionMid Wales region consists of the local authorities of Powys and Ceredigion.7551,1804352,370.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable452,415
Mid Wales regionMid Wales region consists of the local authorities of Powys and Ceredigion.Powys5307403001,575.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable351,605
Ceredigion225435135795.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable10810
[Collapse]South West Wales regionSouth West Wales region consists of the local authorities of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.4,0305,4352,43011,895.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7511,970
South West Wales regionSouth West Wales region consists of the local authorities of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.Pembrokeshire7051,0253152,045.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable152,060
Carmarthenshire9651,3755702,910.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable152,925
Swansea1,4751,8058654,145.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable354,180
Neath Port Talbot8851,2356752,795.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable152,805
[Collapse]South East Wales regionSouth East Wales region consists of the local authorities of Bridgend, The Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire, Newport and Cardiff.8,83510,8405,04524,725.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable30025,025
South East Wales regionSouth East Wales region consists of the local authorities of Bridgend, The Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire, Newport and Cardiff.Bridgend7951,2155352,550.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable152,560
The Vale of Glamorgan6108653951,870.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable101,880
Rhondda Cynon Taf1,3602,0608904,310.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable404,355
Merthyr Tydfil3304952151,035.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable201,060
Caerphilly1,0051,3907503,140.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable503,190
Blaenau Gwent4455952951,335.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable201,355
Torfaen5357703751,680.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable151,695
Monmouthshire295395180870.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable20885
Newport1,1109654552,525.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable402,565
Cardiff2,3502,0959605,405.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable755,480
[Expand]Outside Wales or not knownIncludes all learners known to be domiciled outside of Wales and all learners for whom the region of domicile is unknown.3406702601,270.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable51,275

Metadata

Title

Learning programmes in work-based learning in Wales

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 programmes 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.

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

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.

Keywords

Lifelong Learning Wales Record LLWR Work Based Learning WBL Apprenticeship Apprenticeships Post 16 P16