National Comparators for Further Education and Work Based Learning, 2006/07

The release presents information on learner outcomes at further education (FE) institutions and work based learning (WBL) providers in Wales for 2006/07. Data has been sourced from the Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR).

As this is the first time that statistics on learner attainment and success have been calculated from the LLWR, the release also includes background information on how the measures have been developed as well as setting the figures in context.

The key points from the latest release are:

• Overall success rates were 60% in FE and 65% in WBL.
• Just under 50% of learners leaving Modern Apprenticeship (MA) and Foundation Modern Apprenticeship (FMA) programmes in 2006/07 achieved their full apprenticeship framework. FMA success rates were consistently higher than those for MAs, with the majority of subject areas exceeding the current Welsh Assembly Government contractual requirement of 50% framework success.
• There was considerable variation in outcomes across subject areas. In FE learning activity success rates varied from 38% to 76%, while in WBL analysis of the key measure of framework success shows outcomes as low as 26% and as high as 62%.

Contact:
Tel: 029 2092 6025
E-mail: post16ed.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next Update:
June 2009 (Provisional - to be confirmed on the Due Out Soon page)