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Data Provider: Welsh Government Unique learners in work-based learning provision by programme and primary disability and/or learning difficulty
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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]Ethnicity[Filtered]
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Ethnicity 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]
[Collapse]Gender[Filtered]
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Gender 1[Filter]
Area codes[Filter]
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[Collapse]Programme Type[Filter]
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Programme Type 2
[Collapse]Primary LDD[Filter]
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Primary LDD 1
[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 (Level 4+)MSDs (Modern Skills Diplomas) were replaced by Higher Apprenticeships for programmes starting on or after August 2011.
[Collapse]All learners16,47522,0209,36047,855.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable50048,360
All learnersVisual impairment608530175.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable*Mae\’r eitem o ddata yn datgelu neu nid yw\’n ddigon cadarn i\’w gyhoeddi175
Hearing impairment9012060270.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5280
Physical and / or medical difficulties210260155625.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable*Mae\’r eitem o ddata yn datgelu neu nid yw\’n ddigon cadarn i\’w gyhoeddi630
Behavioural, emotional and social difficulties13511025270.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable270
Multi-sensory impairment*Mae\’r eitem o ddata yn datgelu neu nid yw\’n ddigon cadarn i\’w gyhoeddi5*Mae\’r eitem o ddata yn datgelu neu nid yw\’n ddigon cadarn i\’w gyhoeddi10.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable10
Autistic spectrum disorders19015030370.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5375
Speech, language and communication difficulties3540*Mae\’r eitem o ddata yn datgelu neu nid yw\’n ddigon cadarn i\’w gyhoeddi80.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable*Mae\’r eitem o ddata yn datgelu neu nid yw\’n ddigon cadarn i\’w gyhoeddi80
Moderate / general learning difficulties100555160.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable160
Severe learning difficulties*Mae\’r eitem o ddata yn datgelu neu nid yw\’n ddigon cadarn i\’w gyhoeddi*Mae\’r eitem o ddata yn datgelu neu nid yw\’n ddigon cadarn i\’w gyhoeddi*Mae\’r eitem o ddata yn datgelu neu nid yw\’n ddigon cadarn i\’w gyhoeddi5.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5
Profound and multiple learning difficulties*Mae\’r eitem o ddata yn datgelu neu nid yw\’n ddigon cadarn i\’w gyhoeddi5*Mae\’r eitem o ddata yn datgelu neu nid yw\’n ddigon cadarn i\’w gyhoeddi10.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable10
Specific learning difficulties1,2651,6355553,450.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable303,485
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.605520135.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5140
Does not apply14,32519,5008,46542,290.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable45042,740

Metadata

Title

Unique learners 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 learners enrolled in work-based learning (WBL) in Wales.

Learner counts are provided on a 'unique learner' basis which uses the unique learner identifier in the underlying data. This eliminates any element of multiple-counting where a learner is enrolled at two or more providers in a single academic year.

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.

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