UK Apprenticeship Starts and Completions by Region and Local Authority, 2005/06 Onwards

Greater London Authority provides provisional estimates for apprenticeship starts and completions across England for the 2010/11 academic year, with an index change since 2005/06. The data includes counts rounded to the nearest ten or hundred and is aggregated by Government Office Region and Local Authority based on learner home postcodes. Figures for 2008/09 onwards are comparable with earlier years, but provisional 2010/11 estimates cannot be directly compared to previous years.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional disparities in apprenticeship uptake based on Government Office Region and Local Authority geography.
• Track long-term trends in apprenticeship starts and completions using the index change since 2005/06.
• Assess the volume of apprenticeship activity using counts rounded to the nearest ten or hundred.
• Study the impact of geographic boundary changes on apprenticeship statistics, as noted for data from 2003/04 to 2008/09.

Strengths

• Provides an index change metric for apprenticeship starts and completions since the 2005/06 academic year.
• Includes data aggregated at two geographic levels: Government Office Region and Local Authority.
• Figures for 2008/09 onwards are noted as comparable with earlier years.
• Data is sourced from The Skills Funding Agency and uses official postcode lookup directories.

Limitations

• Provisional estimates for 2010/11 cannot be directly compared with figures for previous years.
• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Data for 2003/04 to 2008/09 based on earlier geographic boundaries cannot be directly compared with newer figures due to boundary changes.

Provenance

Source

Greater London Authority, sourced from The Skills Funding Agency.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from Work-Based Learning Individualised Learner Record (WBL ILR) returns.

Time Range

Academic years from 2005/06, with provisional data for 2010/11.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:48.613303; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England, by Government Office Region and Local Authority based on learner home postcodes.