Learning Network Analysis, 2008/09

The Learning Network Analysis bulletin provides data about post-16 learners (excluding learners at higher education institutions) in Wales at both a national and regional level. It is intended as a source of information to support national and local strategic planning and policy making within the post-16 education and training sector.

The information within this bulletin relates to Welsh-domiciled learners enrolled during the 2008/09 academic year at further education (FE) institutions, other training providers, Local Education Authority community learning providers and school sixth forms in Wales. The analysis also includes Welsh domiciled learners enrolled at further education institutions and other training providers located in England.

The data has been sourced from the Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR), Post-16 Pupil Level Annual Schools Census (PLASC) and the Individualised Learner Record (ILR).

The key points from the bulletin are:

• The total number of Welsh domiciled learners was 3 per cent lower in 2008/09 than in 2007/08 on a comparable cohort basis.
• In 2008/09 there were 308,820 learners domiciled in Wales and pursuing learning at a further education (FE) institution, other training provider, local authority community learning provider, school sixth form or provider located in England.
• 63 per cent of learners were enrolled at FE institutions (including their training subsidiaries), 15 per cent were enrolled at other training providers, 8 per cent were enrolled at local education authority community learning providers, 9 per cent were enrolled at school sixth forms and 5 per cent were enrolled at English providers.
• The geographical areas recently (February 2010) adopted by the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) provide the basis for regional analysis. Approximately 25 per cent of Welsh domiciled learners reside in the North Wales region, 6 per cent in Mid Wales, 22 per cent in South West Wales and 47 per cent in South East Wales.

Tables associated with this bulletin and containing a greater amount of detail are available on the StatsWales website.

Further information

StatsWales website.

Contact

Tel: 029 2092 6026
E-mail: post16ed.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

June 2011 (provisional - to be confirmed on 'Due out Soon' page)