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The impact of further education learning: data tables

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Table 1: Vocational awards by type of qualification, equivalent level and gender – time series
Thousands	Not set	1995/96	2000/01	2007/08	2008/09	2009/10
NVQs/SVQs	Level 1	62	50	57	57	50
Not set	Level 2	218	231	492	647	675
Not set	Level 3	65	103	191	221	261
Not set	Level 4+	9	15	33	33	36
Not set	Total	354	428	773	958	1,021
Vocationally related qualifications	Level 1	Not set	Not set	408	474	382
Not set	Level 2	Not set	Not set	8,51	1,156	1,279
Not set	Level 3	Not set	Not set	415	473	458
Not set	Total	Not set	Not set	1,674	2,012	2,119
Source: Department for Education/ Office for National Statistics, Education and Training Statistics for the United	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Kingdom: 2011Table 3.6 Note: Academic years from October to September. Numbers may not add to column totals due to rounding. For 2000/01, numbers do not add to column totals because SVQ data are excluded from the respective individual levels. For 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2007/08, awards are based on 45, 47 and 50 awarding bodies, respectively.	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
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Table 2: Individual rates of return associated with vocational qualification attainment	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Apprenticeship	RSA	City & Guilds	BTEC	NVQ
Level 1	NPV	-	-	£47,872 - £72,498	-	£8,434 - £16,597
Not set	Not set	Not set	£43,880 - £76,392	£16,016 - £31,183	Not set	£18,316 - £36,335
Not set	IRR	-	-	341% - 529%	-	22% - 29%
Not set	Not set	Not set	435% - 613%	424% - 846%	Not set	289% - 582%
Level 2	NPV	£54,528 - £78,298	-	£56,244 - £85,591	£43,128 - £54,749	£11,495 - £23,047
Not set	Not set	£14,977 - £32,177	£32,929 - £52,656	£8,187 - £16,207	£27,783 - £50,276	£21,284 - £43,335
Not set	IRR	49% - 64%	-	67% - 94%	36% - 38%	23% - 40%
Not set	Not set	24% - 42%	51% - 71%	65% - 124%	63% - 99%	70% - 125%
Level 3	NPV	£115,269 - £155,560	-	£65,375 - £93,973	£59,943 - £74,423	£26,817 - £38,310
Not set	Not set	£6,476 - £12,489	£29,481 - £47,237	£12,056 - £23,071	£25,698 - £41,885	£31,258 - £61,293
Not set	IRR	78% - 96%	-	87% - 110%	46% - 54%	63% - 83%
Not set	Not set	15% - 23%	91% - 119%	80% - 119%	67% - 100%	67% - 106%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
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Table 3: Comparison of information from ILR (2010/11) and weighted sample	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Population	Not set	Sample	Not set
Gender	Male	Not set	211,819	41.10%	1,567	39.20%
Female	Not set	Not set	302,957	58.90%	2,433	60.80%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Age	19-24	Not set	163,003	31.60%	1,267	31.70%
25-39	Not set	Not set	204,895	39.80%	1,592	39.80%
40+	Not set	Not set	146,878	28.50%	1,141	28.50%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Qualification Level	Not set	Entry level	84,690	16.50%	658	16.40%
Level 1	Not set	Not set	83,314	16.20%	647	16.20%
Level 2	Not set	Not set	158,221	30.70%	1,230	30.80%
Level 3	Not set	Not set	110,795	21.50%	861	21.50%
Level 4	Not set	Not set	24,183	4.70%	188	4.70%
Other	Not set	Not set	53,573	10.40%	416	10.40%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Ethnic Origin	White – British	Not set	302,174	58.70%	2,586	64.70%
White – other	Not set	Not set	56,625	11.00%	417	10.40%
Bangladeshi	Not set	Not set	9,266	1.80%	86	2.10%
Indian	Not set	Not set	14,414	2.80%	119	3.00%
Pakistani	Not set	Not set	19,047	3.70%	158	4.00%
Asian other	Not set	Not set	17,502	3.40%	162	4.00%
Black African	Not set	Not set	29,342	5.70%	207	5.20%
Black Caribbean	Not set	Not set	11,325	2.20%	91	2.30%
Black other	Not set	Not set	5,148	1.00%	28	0.70%
Chinese	Not set	Not set	5,148	1.00%	24	0.60%
Mixed	Not set	Not set	13,899	2.70%	106	2.70%
Any other	Not set	Not set	19,561	3.80%	10	0.30%
Not known/ provided	Not set	Not set	10,810	2.10%	6	0.10%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Attainment	Achieved	Not set	411,900	80.00%	3,201	80.00%
Failed/withdrawn	Not set	Not set	102,876	20.00%	799	20.00%	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 4: Comparison of completion rates	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Failed/ withdrawn	Achieved	Total	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Decided not to continue	461	139	600	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Completed qualification	338	3,062	3,400	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	799	3,201	4,000	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 5: Characteristics of qualifications undertaken – disaggregated	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Entry level	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Other	Total
Advanced award/advance	7	8	30	35	28	27	135
Award/certificate/diploma	319	306	383	267	49	129	1,453
GCSE	28	8	32	4	0	8	80
BTEC	9	28	73	130	9	47	296
City & Guilds	35	83	107	88	12	14	340
RSA	0	1	1	1	0	0	3
GNVQ	0	3	2	3	0	0	8
NVQ	50	81	235	106	6	49	526
GCE A level	10	2	8	18	1	22	61
AS level	0	0	0	2	0	5	7
Key Skills	96	31	20	4	0	31	182
Foundation degree or	0	1	2	4	30	16	54
None/no qualification	4	13	2	0	0	24	43
Other	64	45	51	18	7	23	207
Don't know	18	19	13	8	0	10	68
No answer	3	0	0	1	0	1	4
Total	642	629	959	690	141	406	3,467
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
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Table 6: Personal characteristics of learner sample	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
Age	19-24	Not set	658	42.00%	609	25.00%	1,267	31.70%
25-39	Not set	Not set	509	32.50%	1,083	44.50%	1,592	39.80%
40+	Not set	Not set	399	25.50%	742	30.50%	1,141	28.50%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Marital Status	Single	Not set	960	61.20%	1,036	42.60%	1,996	49.90%
Married	Not set	Not set	485	31.00%	1,054	43.30%	1,539	38.50%
Civil partner	Not set	Not set	55	3.50%	77	3.20%	132	3.30%
Separated	Not set	Not set	68	4.30%	266	10.90%	334	8.30%
	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Children	No	Not set	1,112	71.00%	1,193	49.00%	2,306	57.30%
Yes	Not set	Not set	451	28.80%	1,238	50.90%	1,718	42.70%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
If ‘yes’, number of children	Not set	One	153	33.50%	397	31.50%	550	32.00%
Two	Not set	Not set	193	42.10%	487	38.60%	680	39.60%
Three	Not set	Not set	71	15.40%	244	19.40%	315	18.30%
Four	Not set	Not set	22	4.70%	86	6.80%	108	6.30%
Five or more	Not set	Not set	14	3.00%	40	3.20%	54	3.10%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
If ‘yes’, age of youngest child	Not set	up to 5 years	230	50.10%	545	43.30%	775	45.10%
6-10 years	Not set	Not set	98	21.40%	372	29.50%	470	27.30%
11-15 years	Not set	Not set	87	19.00%	219	17.40%	307	17.80%
16-18 years	Not set	Not set	33	7.20%	109	8.70%	143	8.30%
refused	Not set	Not set	10	2.20%	15	1.20%	25	1.40%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Religion*	Buddhist	Not set	5	0.60%	14	1.20%	19	1.00%
Christian	Not set	Not set	294	36.90%	547	47.00%	841	43.00%
Hindu	Not set	Not set	14	1.70%	20	1.80%	34	1.70%
Jewish	Not set	Not set	5	0.60%	3	0.20%	7	0.40%
Muslim	Not set	Not set	75	9.40%	152	13.10%	227	11.60%
Sikh	Not set	Not set	4	0.50%	19	1.60%	23	1.20%
None	Not set	Not set	360	45.30%	356	30.60%	23	1.20%
Other	Not set	Not set	5	0.60%	14	1.20%	716	36.60%
Prefer not to say/ don’t know	Not set	Not set	39	4.90%	52	4.50%	68	3.50%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Sexual orientation*	Heterosexual	Not set	671	84.40%	920	79.10%	1591	81.20%
Homosexual	Not set	Not set	17	2.10%	8	0.70%	24	1.20%
Bisexual	Not set	Not set	8	1.00%	10	0.80%	18	0.90%
Other/undisclosed	Not set	Not set	2	12.60%	7	19.40%	326	16.60%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Health problems	Yes	Not set	251	16.00%	358	14.70%	609	15.20%
No	Not set	Not set	1315	83.90%	2071	85.10%	3,385	84.60%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 7: Characteristics of qualifications undertaken - aggregated	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Qualification Level	No qualifications	161	10.30%	227	9.30%	388	9.70%
Below level 2	Not set	150	9.60%	231	9.50%	381	9.50%
level 2	Not set	349	22.30%	440	18.10%	789	19.70%
level 3	Not set	292	18.70%	406	16.70%	698	17.50%
level 4 or above	Not set	318	20.30%	693	28.50%	1,011	25.30%
Other	Not set	187	12.00%	325	13.40%	512	12.80%
Don't know	Not set	108	6.90%	110	4.50%	218	5.40%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 8: Level of prior achievement and qualifications undertaken	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	No quals.	Below level 2	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4 or above	Other/
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	don't know
Advanced award/Certificate/Diploma	1.60%	2.40%	3.40%	5.80%	4.70%	3.70%
Award/Certificate/Diploma	52.60%	35.00%	35.50%	38.50%	42.40%	48.50%
GCSE	2.50%	1.30%	3.00%	1.60%	3.10%	1.60%
BTEC	2.70%	12.50%	14.90%	11.50%	4.20%	6.60%
City & Guilds	7.10%	15.00%	9.30%	10.80%	10.20%	7.80%
RSA	0.20%	0.00%	0.20%	0.10%	0.00%	0.00%
GNVQ	0.00%	0.00%	0.10%	0.30%	0.50%	0.10%
NVQ	16.80%	18.40%	16.50%	18.30%	12.30%	12.40%
GCE A level	0.40%	3.30%	3.20%	1.40%	1.10%	1.30%
AS level	0.00%	0.00%	0.80%	0.10%	0.10%	0.00%
Key Skills	9.20%	4.00%	3.70%	3.60%	6.20%	5.50%
Foundation degree or	0.00%	0.60%	1.00%	3.00%	2.50%	0.90%
None/no qualification	0.00%	0.30%	0.90%	0.60%	2.70%	1.40%
Other	4.70%	4.50%	6.20%	3.00%	7.40%	7.70%
Don't know/ No answer	2.10%	2.70%	1.40%	1.30%	2.60%	2.50%	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 9: Economic characteristics of learners	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
Employment status prior to course?	Not set	Not set	Employee	Not set	739	47.20%	1,067	43.80%	1,806	45.20%
Self-employed	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	82	5.20%	94	3.80%	175	4.40%
On a government training scheme	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	7	0.40%	3	0.10%	10	0.30%
Doing a course/training a college/training provider	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	339	21.70%	433	17.80%	772	19.30%
Voluntary or unpaid work	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	19	1.20%	43	1.80%	61	1.50%
Unemployed and looking for work	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	300	19.10%	307	12.60%	607	15.20%
looking after the family or home	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	17	1.10%	403	16.60%	419	10.50%
temporarily sick or injured	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	3	0.20%	12	0.50%	14	0.40%
long-term sick or disabled	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	27	1.70%	27	1.10%	55	1.40%
travelling/ taking a gap year	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	12	0.70%	16	0.60%	28	0.70%
retired	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	14	0.90%	23	1.00%	37	0.90%
not eligible to work	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	5	0.30%	0	0.00%	5	0.10%
other	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	4	0.20%	6	0.30%	10	0.20%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Hours a week usually worked	Not set	<20 hours	Not set	Not set	94	10.40%	255	20.10%	348	16.10%
20-34	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	106	11.80%	364	28.60%	470	21.70%
35+	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	673	74.90%	628	49.50%	1,301	60.00%
Don't know	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	25	2.80%	23	1.80%	48	2.20%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Usual take home pay before course start (pa)	Not set	Not set	Not set	<£5,000	75	8.40%	111	8.80%	186	8.60%
£5,000 - £6,999	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	44	4.90%	110	8.70%	154	7.10%
£7,000 - £8,999	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	38	4.20%	107	8.40%	145	6.70%
£9,000 - £10,999	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	73	8.10%	134	10.60%	207	9.60%
£11,000 - £12,999	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	45	5.00%	95	7.50%	141	6.50%
£13,000 - £14,999	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	75	8.40%	120	9.40%	195	9.00%
£15,000 - £16,999	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	61	6.70%	60	4.70%	120	5.50%
£17,000 - £18,999	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	55	6.10%	52	4.10%	107	4.90%
£19,000 - £20,999	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	50	5.60%	39	3.10%	89	4.10%
£21,000 - £24,999	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	75	8.30%	57	4.50%	132	6.10%
£25,000 - £29,999	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	35	3.90%	30	2.40%	65	3.00%
£30,000 or more	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	63	7.00%	49	3.90%	112	5.20%
Refused	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	120	23.30%	157	24.00%	278	12.80%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Claiming JSA	Yes	Not set	Not set	Not set	279	17.80%	252	10.40%	532	13.30%
No	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	1,277	82.20%	2,158	89.60%	3,436	85.90%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 10: Reasons for choice of training – by gender	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
Main reason for undertaking course?	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Improve my job prospects/get a new job or new career	499	32.00%	648	26.80%	1,147	28.80%
To improve my ability to do my current job	79	5.10%	156	6.40%	235	5.90%
To get more job security	36	2.00%	25	1.00%	61	1.50%
To increase my income	27	1.70%	21	0.80%	47	1.20%
To get more job satisfaction	16	1.00%	32	1.30%	48	1.20%
To get a promotion	17	1.10%	19	0.80%	37	0.90%
Required to attend course by my employer	16	1.00%	21	0.90%	37	0.90%
Sub-total	690	44.20%	922	38.00%	1,612	40.50%
To learn something new/gain new skills	380	24.40%	703	29.00%	1,083	27.20%
Personal interest in the course	202	13.00%	347	14.30%	549	13.80%
To go on to further or higher learning	166	10.70%	238	9.80%	404	10.20%
To meet new people/build my self confidence	24	1.50%	89	3.70%	113	2.80%
Because it was at a time/place that suited me	8	0.50%	18	0.70%	26	0.70%
Because I did not have to pay for it	7	0.40%	10	0.40%	17	0.40%
To gain a qualification/recognised qualification	8	0.50%	7	0.30%	15	0.40%
Mandatory	7	0.50%	5	0.20%	12	0.30%
To help/ support my (grand)children with homework	5	0.30%	9	0.40%	14	0.30%
Other	62	4.00%	74	3.00%	136	3.40%
Sub-total	869	55.80%	1,500	61.80%	2,369	59.50%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Main reason for choosing provider? Provider Related	1,287	82.70%	2,013	83.40%	3,300	83.10%
IAG	230	14.80%	331	13.70%	561	14.10%
Economic/Social reasons	15	1.00%	24	1.00%	39	1.00%
Other reasons/don't know	24	1.50%	46	1.90%	70	1.80%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 11: Reasons for choice of training – by age	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	19-24	Not set	25-39	Not set	40+	Not set
Main reason for undertaking course?	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Improve my job prospects/get a new job or new career	366	28.90%	513	32.30%	269	23.70%
To improve my ability to do my current job	27	2.10%	82	5.20%	126	11.10%
To get more job security	16	1.20%	25	1.50%	22	1.90%
To increase my income	13	1.10%	22	1.40%	12	1.10%
To get more job satisfaction	5	0.40%	27	1.70%	16	1.40%
To get a promotion	13	1.00%	13	0.80%	11	1.00%
Required to attend course by my employer	4	0.30%	14	0.90%	19	1.70%
Sub-total	443	35.10%	695	43.80%	474	41.90%
To learn something new/gain new skills	264	20.90%	470	29.60%	349	30.80%
Personal interest in the course	223	17.60%	178	11.20%	148	13.10%
To go on to further or higher learning	255	20.20%	108	6.80%	41	3.60%
To meet new people/build my self confidence	31	2.40%	47	3.00%	35	3.10%
Because it was at a time/place that suited me	9	0.70%	9	0.50%	9	0.80%
Because I did not have to pay for it	2	0.20%	9	0.50%	6	0.50%
To gain a qualification/recognised qualification	5	0.40%	5	0.30%	6	0.50%
Mandatory	4	0.30%	2	0.10%	7	0.60%
To help/ support my (grand)children with homework	0	0.00%	6	0.40%	7	0.70%
Other	29	2.30%	59	3.70%	49	4.30%
Sub-total	820	64.90%	892	56.20%	658	58.10%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Main reason for choosing provider? Provider Related	1,066	84.40%	1,316	82.90%	918	81.10%
IAG	155	12.20%	236	14.80%	174	15.40%
Economic/Social reasons	17	1.30%	5	0.30%	16	1.40%
Other reasons/don't know	26	2.10%	31	2.00%	24	2.10%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 12: Reasons for choice of training – by level	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Level	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Entry	Other	1	2	3	4
Main reason for undertaking course?	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Improve my job prospects/get a new job or new career	21.90%	24.10%	28.60%	31.60%	30.50%	38.20%
To improve my ability to do my current job	2.30%	7.20%	4.50%	6.80%	6.90%	9.40%
To get more job security	1.10%	0.80%	0.20%	2.00%	2.50%	2.70%
To increase my income	1.30%	0.40%	0.30%	1.30%	1.90%	1.80%
To get more job satisfaction	2.00%	0.30%	1.40%	1.00%	1.10%	1.20%
To get a promotion	0.30%	1.30%	0.50%	0.50%	1.60%	3.60%
Required to attend course by my employer	0.00%	1.10%	0.50%	0.50%	1.90%	4.10%
Sub-total	28.80%	35.30%	35.80%	43.70%	46.30%	61.00%
To learn something new/gain new skills	46.90%	18.80%	34.20%	22.80%	19.50%	16.60%
Personal interest in the course	6.20%	23.10%	15.10%	13.30%	15.30%	11.90%
To go on to further or higher learning	6.30%	13.90%	4.20%	12.20%	13.70%	6.00%
To meet new people/build my self confidence	6.20%	2.30%	4.00%	2.20%	1.00%	0.30%
Because it was at a time/place that suited me	0.00%	1.40%	0.80%	1.00%	0.30%	0.30%
Because I did not have to pay for it	0.00%	0.20%	0.30%	0.60%	0.60%	0.40%
To gain a qualification/recognised qualification	0.40%	0.00%	0.10%	0.40%	0.70%	0.60%
Mandatory	0.00%	0.40%	0.20%	0.40%	0.30%	1.20%	Not set	Not set
To help/ support my (grand)children with homework	0.60%	0.20%	0.60%	0.20%	0.20%	0.00%	Not set	Not set
Other	4.60%	4.40%	4.50%	3.10%	2.00%	1.50%	Not set	Not set
Sub-total	71.20%	64.80%	64.10%	56.30%	53.60%	38.90%	Not set	Not set
Sample by qualification level	657	414	644	1,224	856	188	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Main reason for choosing provider? Provider Related	77.00%	82.70%	84.30%	84.20%	84.30%	83.80%	Not set	Not set
IAG	17.50%	15.00%	12.90%	13.30%	13.70%	13.00%	Not set	Not set
Economic/Social reasons	0.50%	1.80%	0.60%	1.00%	0.80%	1.60%	Not set	Not set
Other reasons/don't know	4.90%	0.60%	2.20%	1.50%	1.30%	1.60%	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 13: The role of information, advice and guidance – by gender	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
Advice Received	Not set	Yes	923	58.90%	1,106	54.50%	2,249	56.20%
No	Not set	Not set	644	41.10%	1,107	45.50%	1,751	43.80%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Source of advice	Personal/social connections	Not set	146	15.80%	171	12.90%	317	14.10%
College/training provider	Not set	Not set	603	65.40%	960	72.40%	1,563	69.50%
School/university	Not set	Not set	27	2.90%	57	4.30%	84	3.70%
Employer/TU/professional body	Not set	Not set	112	12.10%	90	6.80%	202	9.00%
Central Government advice scheme including New Deal/Jobcentre Plus Adviser, learndirect, careers service and Next Step	Not set	Not set	75	8.20%	112	8.50%	188	8.30%
Local community/local government	Not set	Not set	21	2.30%	28	2.10%	48	2.20%
Other/don't know	Not set	Not set	46	5.00%	70	5.30%	116	5.20%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 14: The role of information, advice and guidance – by age and level	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Advice Received	Not set	Not set	Age	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	19-24	Not set	25-39	Not set	40+	Not set
Not set	Not set	Yes	729	57.50%	875	55.00%	646	56.60%
No	Not set	Not set	538	42.50%	717	45.00%	495	43.40%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Level	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Entry	Other	1	2	3	4
Yes	Not set	Not set	51.40%	58.00%	54.80%	56.10%	58.20%	65.90%
No	Not set	Not set	48.60%	42.00%	45.20%	43.90%	41.80%	34.20%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 15: Effectiveness of information, advice and guidance by gender	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set	Not set	Not set
How well informed in relation to	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Content of the course and subjects covered	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
very well informed	899	57.40%	1,349	55.50%	2,249	56.20%	Not set	Not set
fairly well informed	517	33.00%	717	29.50%	1,234	30.90%	Not set	Not set
not very well informed	108	6.90%	225	9.20%	333	8.30%	Not set	Not set
not at all informed	34	2.20%	87	3.60%	121	3.00%
don't know	8	0.50%	55	2.30%	64	1.60%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	+
Amount of work expected in your own time	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
very well informed	792	50.60%	1260	51.80%	2,053	51.30%
fairly well informed	561	35.80%	722	29.70%	1,283	32.10%
not very well informed	143	9.10%	281	11.60%	425	10.60%
not at all informed	50	3.20%	125	5.10%	174	4.40%
don't know	21	1.30%	45	1.80%	66	1.70%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
How the course would help you gain skills used in a job	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
very well informed	776	49.50%	1114	45.80%	1,890	47.20%
fairly well informed	552	35.20%	786	32.30%	1,338	33.40%
not very well informed	142	9.10%	271	11.10%	413	10.30%
not at all informed	67	4.30%	173	7.10%	240	6.00%
don't know	30	1.90%	90	3.70%	120	3.00%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
the standard of work expected of you	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
very well informed	813	51.90%	1238	50.90%	2,051	51.30%
fairly well informed	587	37.40%	767	31.50%	1,354	33.90%
not very well informed	112	7.10%	248	10.20%	359	9.00%
not at all informed	38	2.40%	129	5.30%	167	4.20%
don't know	18	1.10%	51	2.10%	69	1.70%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
whether to study the course in units or in one go	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
very well informed	818	52.20%	1239	50.90%	2,057	51.40%
fairly well informed	438	28.00%	603	24.80%	1,041	26.00%
not very well informed	96	6.20%	218	9.00%	314	7.90%
not at all informed	99	6.30%	178	7.30%	277	6.90%
don't know	115	7.30%	196	8.00%	310	7.80%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Labour market potential	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
very well informed	631	40.30%	921	37.90%	1,552	38.80%	Not set	Not set
fairly well informed	558	35.60%	809	33.30%	1,367	34.20%	Not set	Not set
not very well informed	189	12.10%	326	13.40%	515	12.90%	Not set	Not set
not at all informed	107	6.80%	233	9.60%	340	8.50%	Not set	Not set
don't know	82	5.20%	144	5.90%	226	5.60%	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 16: Effectiveness of information, advice and guidance by age and level	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Proportion well or very informed in relation to	19-24	Not set	Not set	25-39	Not set	40+	Not set	Not set
Content of the course and subjects covered	1,105	87.20%	Not set	1,380	86.70%	997	Not set	87.40%
Amount of work expected in your own time	1,080	85.30%	Not set	1,319	82.90%	936	Not set	82.00%
How the course would help you gain skills used in a job	1,082	85.40%	Not set	1,284	80.70%	862	Not set	75.50%
The standard of work expected of you	1,139	89.90%	Not set	1,325	83.20%	941	Not set	82.50%
Whether to study the course in units or in one go	1,006	79.40%	Not set	1,213	76.20%	879	Not set	77.10%
Labour market potential	1,016	80.20%	Not set	1,174	73.80%	729	Not set	63.90%
Not set	Level	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Entry	Other	Not set	1	2	3	Not set	4
Content of the course and subjects covered	83.00%	87.20%	Not set	88.10%	87.90%	88.50%	Not set	85.70%
Amount of work expected in your own time	78.40%	82.90%	Not set	83.00%	85.10%	85.30%	Not set	83.50%
How the course would help you gain skills used in a job	72.30%	73.80%	Not set	80.00%	84.10%	84.90%	Not set	85.60%
The standard of work expected of you	75.00%	85.20%	Not set	84.60%	87.30%	90.00%	Not set	85.80%
Whether to study the course in units or in one go	73.70%	76.40%	Not set	77.50%	78.20%	79.40%	Not set	78.80%
Labour market potential	69.10%	67.20%	Not set	66.90%	75.30%	78.60%	Not set	79.10%
Not set	Completers	Not set	Not set	Not set	Non-completers	Not set	Not set	Not set
Content of the course and subjects covered	2,992	Not set	88.00%	Not set	491	Not set	81.80%	Not set
Amount of work expected in your own time	2,865	Not set	84.30%	Not set	471	Not set	78.40%	Not set
How the course would help you gain skills used in a job	2,779	Not set	81.70%	Not set	449	Not set	74.80%	Not set
The standard of work expected of you	2,896	Not set	85.20%	Not set	509	Not set	84.70%	Not set
Whether to study the course in units or in one go	2,646	Not set	77.80%	Not set	452	Not set	75.20%	Not set
Labour market potential	2,507	Not set	73.80%	Not set	412	Not set	68.60%	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 17: The role of information, advice and guidance – by receipt	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Proportion well or very informed in relation to	Receipt	Not set	Non-receipt	Not set	Total	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Content of the course and subjects covered	2,070	92.00%	1,413	80.70%	3,483	87.10%	Not set	Not set	Not set
Amount of work expected in your own time	1,985	88.20%	1,351	77.10%	3,336	83.40%	Not set	Not set	Not set
How the course would help you gain skills used in a job	1,945	86.50%	1,283	73.20%	3,228	80.60%	Not set	Not set	Not set
The standard of work expected of you	2,005	89.20%	1,399	79.90%	3,405	85.20%	Not set	Not set	Not set
Whether to study the course in units or in one go	1,861	82.70%	1,237	70.70%	3,098	77.40%	Not set	Not set	Not set
Labour market potential	1,800	80.00%	1,120	63.90%	2,919	73.00%	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 18: Funding source and personal contributions	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total
Total course fee	less than £99	Not set	Not set	Not set	53	7.50%	120	9.40%	173	8.70%
£100-£199	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	112	15.80%	220	17.20%	332	16.70%
£200-£299	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	91	12.90%	175	13.70%	266	13.40%
£300-£399	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	62	8.80%	153	12.00%	215	10.80%
£400-£499	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	32	4.50%	78	6.10%	110	5.50%
£500-£749	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	82	11.60%	131	10.30%	213	10.80%
£750-£999	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	55	7.80%	82	6.40%	137	6.90%
£1,000-£1,999	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	99	14.00%	125	9.80%	223	11.30%
£2,000-£2,999	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	30	4.30%	20	1.50%	50	2.50%
£3,000 or more	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	32	4.50%	27	2.10%	58	2.90%
don't know/ refused	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	59	8.40%	147	11.50%	197	10.40%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Did you personally make any financial contribution?	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
yes - all of it	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	408	26.10%	781	32.10%	1,190	29.70%
yes - some of it	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	291	18.60%	486	20.00%	777	19.40%
no	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	859	54.80%	1148	47.20%	2,007	50.20%
don't know	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	9	0.50%	18	0.80%	27	0.70%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
How much have you personally paid?	Not set	Not set	Not set	less than £99	161	7.50%	325	9.40%	486	24.50%
£100-£199	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	144	15.80%	263	17.20%	407	20.50%
£200-£299	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	79	12.90%	159	13.70%	239	12.00%
£300-£399	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	63	8.80%	128	12.00%	191	9.60%
£400-£499	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	34	4.50%	65	6.10%	99	5.00%
£500-£749	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	67	11.60%	120	10.30%	187	9.40%
£750-£999	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	34	7.80%	46	6.40%	80	4.00%
£1,000-£1,999	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	53	14.00%	74	9.80%	127	6.40%
£2,000-£2,999	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	18	4.30%	11	1.50%	29	1.50%
£3,000 or more	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	24	4.50%	16	2.10%	40	2.00%
don't know	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	28	8.40%	70	11.50%	55	2.80%
no answer	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	161	7.50%	325	9.40%	41	2.10%
refused	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	144	15.80%	263	17.20%	2	0.10%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Method of payment	Not set	Lump sum	Not set	Not set	439	62.30%	859	67.30%	1,298	65.50%
Instalments	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	256	36.40%	396	31.00%	652	32.90%
Don't know	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	9	1.30%	22	1.70%	32	1.60%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Why did you not pay the full cost of the course?	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Course paid for by the government/SFA	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	620	53.90%	869	53.20%	1489	53.50%
Course paid for by the employer	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	218	18.90%	279	17.10%	496	17.80%
Course paid for by family	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	34	2.90%	63	3.80%	96	3.50%
Exempt from paying fees	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	155	13.50%	268	16.40%	423	15.20%
Part of fees waived	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	58	5.00%	106	6.50%	164	5.90%
Course paid for by TU	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	43	3.70%	12	0.80%	55	2.00%
Other reason/don't know	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	75	6.50%	122	7.50%	196	7.10%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Help or support offered	Not set	Not set	No	Not set	425	60.30%	824	64.50%	1250	63.10%
Yes…. of which (more than one response possible)	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	280	39.70%	453	35.50%	732	36.90%
College/training provider	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	143	47.80%	208	43.80%	351	45.40%
Employer	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	8	2.70%	14	2.90%	22	2.80%
Friends/family	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	114	38.10%	166	34.90%	280	36.20%
Government/local council/Job Centre	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	23	7.70%	59	12.40%	81	10.50%
Other source/can't remember	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	11	3.70%	28	5.90%	39	5.00%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 19: Views in relation to loan support	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Would you have been interested in support from your college if they offered	Not set	Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set	Not set	Not set
A low cost loan to cover the course fees?	Yes	Not set	346	49.10%	605	47.40%	951	48.00%	Not set	Not set
No	Not set	Not set	338	48.00%	637	49.90%	975	49.20%	Not set	Not set
Don’t know	Not set	Not set	20	2.90%	35	2.70%	56	2.80%	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
An income contingent loan repayable over £21k?	Not set	Yes	382	54.10%	683	53.50%	1,064	53.70%	Not set	Not set
No	Not set	Not set	308	43.60%	538	42.10%	846	42.70%	Not set	Not set
Don’t know	Not set	Not set	16	2.20%	56	4.40%	72	3.60%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 20: Views in relation to loan support by gender by level of qualification	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Would you have been interested in support from your college if they offered (proportion indicating ‘yes’	Not set	Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Not set	Not set
A low cost loan to cover the course fees?	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
All levels	Not set	Not set	323	49.10%	591	47.40%	Not set	Not set
Entry	Not set	Not set	21	65.60%	46	54.80%	Not set	Not set
Level 1	Not set	Not set	39	36.40%	98	42.10%	Not set	Not set
Level 2	Not set	Not set	97	41.50%	224	48.10%	Not set	Not set
Level 3	Not set	Not set	119	51.50%	152	46.60%	Not set	Not set
Level 4	Not set	Not set	18	45.00%	28	45.90%	Not set	Not set
Other	Not set	Not set	29	54.70%	43	37.40%	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
An income contingent loan repayable over £21k?	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
All levels	Not set	Not set	374	54.10%	690	53.50%
Entry	Not set	Not set	15	46.90%	43	51.20%
Level 1	Not set	Not set	47	43.90%	106	45.50%
Level 2	Not set	Not set	118	50.40%	258	55.40%
Level 3	Not set	Not set	140	60.60%	197	60.40%
Level 4	Not set	Not set	24	60.00%	38	62.30%
Other	Not set	Not set	30	56.60%	48	41.70%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 21: Willingness to Pay	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
Would you still have done the course	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
if you had to pay an extra 10% instead?	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Yes	594	87.70%	1041	86.10%	1,635	86.70%
No	62	9.20%	119	9.80%	181	9.60%
Don’t know	21	3.10%	50	4.10%	71	3.80%
if you had to pay an extra 20% instead?	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Yes	512	84.00%	815	76.20%	1,326	79.00%
No	74	12.10%	206	19.30%	280	16.70%
Don’t know	24	3.90%	48	4.50%	71	4.30%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 22: Completion and non-completion by gender, age and qualification level	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
Outcome associated with learning aim	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Decided not to continue/dropped out	251	16.00%	350	14.40%	601	15.00%
Completed your qualification/training	1,316	84.00%	2,084	85.60%	3,399	85.00%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	19-24	Not set	25-39	Not set	40+	Not set	Not set
Decided not to continue/dropped out	207	16.30%	240	15.10%	154	13.50%	Not set
Completed your qualification/training	1,060	83.70%	1,353	84.90%	987	86.50%	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Level	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Entry	Other	1	2	3	4	Not set
Decided not to continue/dropped out	26.00%	16.30%	14.50%	12.30%	9.50%	18.10%	Not set
Completed your qualification/training	74.00%	83.70%	85.50%	87.70%	90.50%	81.90%	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 23: Main reason for non-completion by gender	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
Main reason for non-completion	Course related	45	27.60%	56	24.70%	100	25.90%
Time/workload related	Not set	31	19.40%	38	16.70%	69	17.90%
Started/changed job	Not set	19	11.60%	11	4.90%	30	7.70%
Health/family issues	Not set	24	14.90%	79	35.10%	103	26.70%
Financial reasons	Not set	22	13.50%	12	5.10%	33	8.60%
Other	Not set	21	12.90%	30	13.40%	51	13.20%
What would have enabled you to complete the training	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
More financial support	Not set	17	10.50%	22	9.90%	39	10.20%
Better guidance/support	Not set	26	15.80%	27	12.00%	53	13.60%
Better course characteristics/ value in labour market	Not set	43	26.70%	64	28.20%	107	27.60%
Other	Not set	19	12.00%	27	12.10%	47	12.10%
Nothing/don't know	Not set	57	35.00%	85	37.70%	142	36.60%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 24: Main reason for non-completion by age and level of qualification	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	19-24	Not set	25-39	Not set	40+	Not set
Main reason for non-completion	Course related	44	33.10%	31	19.90%	26	25.70%
Time/workload related	Not set	16	12.20%	36	23.00%	17	17.40%
Started/changed job	Not set	11	8.60%	11	7.00%	8	7.80%
Health/family issues	Not set	32	23.60%	44	28.20%	28	28.40%	Not set
Financial reasons	Not set	12	8.70%	16	10.40%	6	5.60%	Not set
Other	Not set	18	13.70%	18	11.50%	15	15.20%	Not set
Not set	Not set	Level	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Entry	Other	1	2	3	4	Not set
Course related	Not set	16.30%	27.40%	28.20%	34.80%	20.10%	39.50%	Not set
Time/workload related	Not set	24.90%	10.80%	18.80%	13.00%	19.90%	10.00%	Not set
Started/changed job	Not set	6.40%	9.40%	11.20%	5.60%	9.50%	5.90%	Not set
Health/family issues	Not set	24.70%	24.10%	22.10%	30.20%	28.80%	33.60%	Not set
Financial reasons	Not set	11.70%	6.00%	7.10%	8.40%	9.10%	3.20%	Not set
Other	Not set	15.90%	22.50%	12.70%	8.00%	12.50%	7.70%	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 25: Course perceptions by gender	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
How satisfied were you with course?	Very satisfied	Not set	912	65.20%	1,352	61.10%	2,264	62.70%
Fairly satisfied	Not set	Not set	345	24.70%	572	25.80%	917	25.40%
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Not set	Not set	52	3.70%	102	4.60%	154	4.30%
Fairly dissatisfied	Not set	Not set	53	3.80%	89	4.00%	141	3.90%
Very dissatisfied	Not set	Not set	35	2.50%	89	4.00%	124	3.40%
Don’t know	Not set	Not set	2	0.10%	12	0.50%	13	0.40%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
How easy did you find doing the course?	Not set	Very easy	131	9.40%	243	11.00%	374	10.30%
Fairly easy	Not set	Not set	262	18.70%	397	17.90%	659	18.20%
Neither easy nor challenging	Not set	Not set	144	10.30%	225	10.20%	369	10.20%
Fairly challenging	Not set	Not set	624	44.60%	914	41.30%	1,538	42.60%
Very challenging	Not set	Not set	237	16.90%	431	19.50%	668	18.50%
Don’t know	Not set	Not set	1	0.10%	4	0.20%	5	0.10%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 26: Views on undertaking training by gender	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
Doing this training/qualification was absolutely right	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
strongly agree	1,014	64.70%	1,608	66.10%	2,623	65.60%
tend to agree	309	19.70%	476	19.50%	784	19.60%
neither agree nor disagree	94	6.00%	149	6.10%	243	6.10%
tend to disagree	65	4.10%	72	2.90%	136	3.40%
strongly disagree	77	4.90%	112	4.60%	190	4.70%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
The money I paid for training was well spent	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
strongly agree	456	64.70%	754	59.10%	1,210	61.10%
tend to agree	127	18.10%	258	20.20%	385	19.40%
neither agree nor disagree	19	2.70%	81	6.30%	99	5.00%
tend to disagree	40	5.70%	74	5.80%	114	5.70%
strongly disagree	52	7.40%	89	6.90%	141	7.10%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 27: Views on undertaking training by age and qualification level	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Proportion agreeing or strongly agreeing	19-24	Not set	25-39	Not set	40+	Not set
Doing this training/qualification was absolutely right	1,050	82.90%	1369	86.00%	988	86.60%
The money paid towards this training was well spent	422	76.90%	718	81.00%	456	83.30%
Not set	Level	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Entry	Other	1	2	3	4
Doing this training/qualification was absolutely right	87.40%	82.70%	86.10%	84.60%	85.80%	80.80%
The money paid towards this training was well spent	74.80%	74.20%	84.60%	83.70%	82.90%	65.70%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 28: Economic benefits by gender	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Proportion of completers responding ‘yes’	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
Have you got a better job	313	34.80%	386	28.80%	699	31.20%
Have you had a promotion?	161	17.90%	164	12.20%	325	14.50%
Are you getting more job satisfaction?	523	58.20%	771	57.50%	1,293	57.80%
Do you have better job security?	437	48.70%	535	39.90%	973	43.40%
Have your future pay/promotion prospects improved?	448	49.80%	606	45.20%	1,053	47.00%
Are you now doing a job with more responsibilities?	446	49.60%	582	43.40%	1,028	45.90%
Are you doing a course at a higher level?	263	29.30%	403	30.10%	666	29.80%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 29: Incidence and extent of wage increases by gender	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Proportion of completers responding ‘yes’	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
On completion, did you receive a wage increase	Not set	15.20%	Not set	13.40%	277	14.10%
If so, how much was it?	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Less than £200 per year	6	14.00%	19	28.20%	24	22.90%
Between £200 and £500 per year	6	16.00%	19	28.20%	25	23.70%
More than £500 per year	9	22.40%	10	14.40%	19	17.50%
Don't know/refused	19	47.80%	19	29.10%	28	36.00%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 30: Deadweight Loss	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
Did the fact that you had to pay towards the cost of your course influence	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Choice of course/training	162	23.00%	369	28.90%	531	26.80%
Amount of effort put into course/training	538	38.70%	873	38.20%	761	38.40%
Timing of the course	5	23.90%	36	26.90%	512	25.80%
None of above	102	14.50%	76	6.00%	178	9.00%
If you had to pay for this training, it….	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Would have made no difference to my choice at all	352	40.90%	395	34.10%	747	37.00%
Would have had to earn more money	190	22.10%	242	20.90%	432	21.40%
Would have applied to do a different course	66	7.70%	131	11.30%	197	9.80%
Would not have stayed in learning at all	198	22.90%	293	25.30%	490	24.30%	Not set
Something else	25	2.90%	40	3.50%	65	3.20%	Not set
Don't know	30	3.50%	57	4.90%	87	4.30%	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 31: Wider economic benefits	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Proportion of ‘net positives’	Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
To what extent did training improve your	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Ability to do your job	Completers	614	70.70%	862	67.40%	1476	68.80%
Non-completers	Not set	51	49.40%	49	44.90%	100	47.10%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Skills and knowledge of benefit in current/ desired area	Completers	1059	77.50%	1640	76.40%	2698	76.80%
Non-completers	Not set	87	56.50%	112	52.80%	199	54.40%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Skills and knowledge across a range of jobs and industries	Completers	1105	80.70%	1652	76.80%	2757	78.30%
Non-completers	Not set	84	53.50%	116	52.70%	200	53.00%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Career prospects	Completers	982	71.40%	1534	71.00%	2516	71.20%
Non-completers	Not set	58	37.20%	96	43.70%	154	41.00%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Numeracy	Completers	606	44.50%	819	38.70%	1426	41.00%
Non-completers	Not set	58	37.10%	61	27.60%	118	31.50%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Literacy	Completers	702	51.10%	1083	50.30%	1786	50.60%
Non-completers	Not set	73	46.30%	91	41.10%	164	43.30%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Team work, communication and social skills	Completers	975	70.40%	1488	67.80%	2463	68.80%
Non-completers	Not set	102	64.50%	144	63.20%	255	63.80%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 32: Non-economic benefits	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Proportion answering ‘yes’	Not set	Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
To what extent did training help you	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Gain confidence/self esteem	Not set	Completers	1,120	80.10%	1,842	83.20%	2,962	82.00%
Non-completers	Not set	Not set	101	62.60%	152	67.50%	253	65.50%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Undertake more social voluntary activities	Not set	Completers	627	44.80%	1,161	52.40%	1,787	49.50%
Non-completers	Not set	Not set	68	42.30%	121	53.60%	189	48.90%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Help children with school work	Not set	Completers	182	46.90%	630	58.20%	812	55.20%
Non-completers	Not set	Not set	24	34.80%	54	30.50%	79	31.70%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Make better use of spare time/kept active	Not set	Completers	1,044	74.60%	1,651	74.50%	2,694	74.60%
Non-completers	Not set	Not set	110	68.40%	158	70.10%	268	69.40%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Help with health problems/disability	Completers	Not set	112	57.50%	132	47.40%	244	51.60%
Non-completers	Not set	Not set	9	18.00%	23	30.50%	33	25.40%	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
None of the above	Completers	Not set	128	9.20%	159	7.20%	288	8.00%	Not set	Not set
Non-completers	Not set	Not set	26	16.20%	32	14.10%	58	14.90%	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 33: Non-economic benefits II	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Proportion answering ‘strongly agree’ or ‘tend to agree’	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
To what extent did you/ your course	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Become more enthusiastic about learning	Not set	Not set	Completers	Not set	1,089	77.90%	1,778	80.30%	2,867	79.30%
Non-completers	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	101	62.60%	142	63.10%	243	62.90%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Better idea about what you want in life	Not set	Completers	Not set	Not set	995	71.10%	1,621	73.20%	2,615	72.40%
Non-completers	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	40	64.70%	44	64.00%	84	64.30%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Improve your quality of life	Completers	Not set	Not set	Not set	827	59.10%	1,322	59.70%	2,148	59.50%
Non-completers	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	76	48.60%	114	47.60%	189	48.00%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Undertake further learning at a higher level	Not set	Not set	Not set	Completers	1,124	80.40%	2,886	79.60%	2,886	79.90%
Non-completers	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	108	67.10%	252	63.50%	252	65.00%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 34: General wellbeing Levels	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Completer	Non Completer	Completer	Non Completer	Completer	Non Completer	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Overall, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays?	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
0-3	4.00%	4.90%	3.20%	9.50%	3.50%	7.60%	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
4-Jun	22.00%	27.70%	20.80%	27.40%	21.30%	27.60%	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
7-Aug	46.20%	46.70%	45.00%	40.80%	45.50%	43.20%	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
9-Oct	27.80%	20.60%	31.00%	22.20%	29.70%	21.60%	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Average Score	7.4	7.12	7.57	6.89	7.51	6.99	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Overall, to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life area worthwhile?	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
0-3	4.60%	4.10%	2.90%	8.10%	3.60%	6.40%	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
4-Jun	19.70%	33.50%	19.00%	24.10%	19.30%	28.00%	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
7-Aug	39.70%	33.40%	36.50%	32.00%	37.80%	32.60%	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
9-Oct	36.00%	29.10%	41.70%	35.80%	39.40%	33.00%	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Average Score	7.58	7.16	7.9	7.35	7.77	7.26	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 35: Determinants of wellbeing	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	ALL	Not set	Level 2	Not set	Level 3	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	-1	-2	-1	-2	-1	-2
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Completion	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	0.217***	0.115	0.742***	0.553***	-0.039	0.172
(Ref Cat: Male):	Not set	Not set	Not set	Female	0.075	0.125**	0.121	0.009	0.04	0.064
(Ref Cat: 19-24):	Not set	Not set	Age 25-39	Not set	-0.255***	-0.045	-0.253	0.07	-0.201	-0.121
Age 40+	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	-0.423***	-0.104	-0.494***	-0.127	-0.135	-0.073
(Ref Cat: White British)	Not set	Black African	Not set	Not set	-0.226**	-0.058	0.083	-0.188	-1.158***	-0.288
Black Caribbean	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	-0.377**	-0.102	-0.667	-0.574	0.179	1.096
Indian	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	0.196	0.016	-0.057	-0.042	0.079	-0.887***
Pakistani	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	0.143	0.208	0.181	0.276	-0.468	-0.233
Mixed Background	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	-0.304*	-0.148	-0.552	-0.552	-0.568*	-0.433
(Ref Cat: Single)	Not set	Married/ CP	Not set	Not set	0.254***	0.249***	0.258*	0.21	0.137	0.391**
(Ref Cat: None)	At Least one child	Not set	Not set	Not set	-0.051	0.02	-0.015	-0.062	0.114	0.289*
Youngest child aged less than 5	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	0.168**	0.048	-0.139	-0.206	0.074	-0.014
In receipt of JSA	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	-0.035	0.206**	0.340*	0.388*	0.358	0.432
(Ref Cat: In employment)	Not set	Not set	Not set	Training	-0.066	0.376***	-0.098	0.188	0.373**	0.534***
Unemployed	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	-0.379***	0.014	-0.310*	0.026	-0.548***	-0.204
Looking after home/family	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	-0.123	0.204*	0.16	0.754***	0.316	0.421
Sick/injured/disabled	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	-0.551***	-0.627***	-0.838*	-0.718	-2.066***	-1.394**
Retired	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	0.391*	0.099	0.727	-0.031	0.136	1.176
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Observations	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	1,894	1,894	385	382	361	360
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 36: Summary of sample outcomes	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Total sample used (N)	Total sample used (%)	Valid Sample (%)	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Achieved interviews	4,000	30	49	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Respondent quit interview	238	2	3	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Refusal	1,413	11	17	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Leads tried max times	2,104	16	26	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not available during fieldwork	42	0	1	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Unobtainable	123	1	2	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Wrong language	292	2	4	Not set	Not set	Not set
Total Valid Sample	8,212	62	100	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Invalid Sample	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Bad number	3,194	24	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Respondent no longer at address	441	3	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Duplicate	39	0	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Ineligible	1,414	11	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Total invalid sample	5,088	38	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Total Sample Used	13,300	100	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Unadjusted response rate	Not set	30	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Adjusted response rate	Not set	Not set	49	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 37: Weights for qualification level and age by completion status	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Qualification Level	Unweighted sample (%)	Weighted sample (%)	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Entry Level	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Completed	5.68	12.9	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Failed/ withdrawn	0.98	3.55	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Level 1	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Completed	13.9	13.05	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Failed/ withdrawn	2.18	3.13	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Level 2	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Completed	31.33	24.88	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Failed/ withdrawn	4.2	5.88	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Level 3	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Completed	25.2	17.78	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Failed/ withdrawn	3.08	3.75	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Level 4	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Completed	5.03	3.53	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Failed/ withdrawn	0.88	1.18	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Other	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Completed	6.43	7.9	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Failed/ withdrawn	1.15	2.5	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Total	100	100	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Age	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
19-24	27	31.68	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
25-39	34	39.8	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
40+	39	28.53	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Total	100	100	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 38: Learner participation by aggregated qualification level (ILR 2010/11)	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
Entry Level	28,503	33.70%	56,187	66.30%	84,690	100.00%
Level 1	36,786	44.20%	46,528	55.80%	83,314	100.00%
Level 2	62,116	39.30%	96,105	60.70%	158,221	100.00%
Level 3	48,908	44.10%	61,887	55.90%	110,795	100.00%
Level 4	10,700	44.20%	13,483	55.80%	24,183	100.00%
Other	24,806	46.30%	28,767	53.70%	53,573	100.00%
Total	211,819	41.10%	302,957	58.90%	514,776	100.00%
Sample	1,567	39.20%	2,433	30.80%	4,000	100.00%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 39: Learner participation by disaggregated qualification level (ILR 2010/11)	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Male	Not set	Female	Not set	Total	Not set
Entry level	28,503	33.70%	56,187	66.30%	84,690	100.00%
Award L1	11,630	39.80%	17,605	60.20%	29,235	100.00%
Certificate L1	5,147	48.20%	5,531	51.80%	10,678	100.00%
Diploma L1	4,202	69.60%	1,839	30.40%	6,041	100.00%
BTEC1	1,412	39.30%	2,178	60.70%	3,590	100.00%
NVQ1	1040	39.00%	1,624	61.00%	2,664	100.00%
Other1	13,355	42.90%	17,751	57.10%	31,106	100.00%
Award L2	5,690	41.80%	7,928	58.20%	13,618	100.00%
Certificate L2	11,462	31.70%	24,736	68.30%	36,198	100.00%
Diploma L2	8,485	47.40%	9,434	52.60%	17,919	100.00%
BTEC2	2,893	52.20%	2,652	47.80%	5,545	100.00%
NVQ2	6,106	27.50%	16,062	72.50%	22,168	100.00%
GCSE	6,512	31.50%	14,138	68.50%	20,650	100.00%
Other quals. at L2	20,968	49.80%	21,155	50.20%	42,123	100.00%
Award L3	5,223	38.10%	8,483	61.90%	13,706	100.00%
Certificate L3	2,380	29.00%	5,827	71.00%	8,207	100.00%
Diploma L3	6,905	38.50%	11,009	61.50%	17,914	100.00%
BTEC3	10,705	58.90%	7,485	41.10%	18,190	100.00%
NVQ3	2,686	20.10%	10,651	79.90%	13,337	100.00%
GCE A/AS/A2 level	4,818	45.80%	5,694	54.20%	10,512	100.00%
Other quals. at L3	16,191	56.00%	12,738	44.00%	28,929	100.00%
Award L4	1165	35.10%	2,153	64.90%	3,318	100.00%
Certificate L4	648	42.20%	887	57.80%	1535	100.00%
Diploma L4	733	33.30%	1471	66.70%	2,204	100.00%
BTEC4	3,336	66.60%	1,671	33.40%	5,007	100.00%
NVQ4	451	24.10%	1421	75.90%	1,872	100.00%
Other quals. at L4	4,367	42.60%	5,880	57.40%	10,247	100.00%
Other (no level)	24,806	46.30%	28,767	53.70%	53,573	100.00%
Total	211,819	41.10%	302,957	58.90%	514,776	100.00%
Sample	1,567	39.20%	2,433	30.80%	4,000	100.00%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 40: Learner participation by aggregated qualification level by region (ILR 2010/11)	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	North East	North West	Yorkshire/ Humber	East Midlands	West Midlands	East of England	London	South East	South West	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Other regions	Total
Entry Level	7.70%	11.10%	14.00%	15.80%	21.00%	12.80%	26.30%	16.00%	9.30%	0.60%	0.70%	0.70%	0.00%	16.30%
Level 1	23.50%	14.10%	15.50%	16.90%	15.50%	15.70%	19.50%	13.90%	12.70%	8.90%	12.80%	6.70%	20.80%	16.20%
Level 2	31.40%	32.90%	33.10%	31.10%	31.20%	34.50%	24.50%	30.30%	37.00%	33.70%	19.40%	9.40%	13.50%	31.00%
Level 3	20.90%	24.70%	23.50%	22.30%	20.20%	24.60%	14.20%	26.00%	24.90%	30.20%	21.10%	18.80%	31.30%	21.70%
Level 4	8.00%	6.40%	5.30%	5.10%	4.10%	4.20%	2.20%	5.00%	4.80%	9.40%	12.30%	37.60%	13.50%	4.70%
Other	8.40%	10.80%	8.60%	8.90%	7.90%	8.20%	13.30%	8.80%	11.20%	17.20%	33.60%	26.80%	20.80%	10.10%
Total	30,180	65,680	50,876	33,599	62,670	45,375	103,263	59,946	52,606	839	958	149	96	506,237
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 41: Learner participation by disaggregated qualification level by region (ILR 2010/11)	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	North East	North West	Yorkshire/ Humber	East Midlands	West Midlands	East of England	London	South East	South West	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Other regions	Total
Entry level	7.70%	11.10%	14.00%	15.80%	21.00%	12.80%	26.30%	16.00%	9.30%	0.60%	0.70%	0.70%	0.00%	16.30%
Award L1	9.20%	4.60%	5.30%	6.30%	5.50%	7.30%	5.80%	5.50%	4.40%	6.40%	9.90%	6.70%	1.00%	5.70%
Certificate L1	5.50%	2.60%	2.10%	2.90%	2.20%	1.80%	1.50%	1.10%	1.50%	0.60%	0.60%	0.00%	0.00%	2.10%
Diploma L1	0.80%	1.30%	1.10%	1.10%	1.80%	1.20%	1.10%	1.30%	0.80%	0.20%	0.80%	0.00%	0.00%	1.20%
BTEC1	0.50%	0.70%	0.50%	0.70%	0.70%	0.90%	1.10%	0.50%	0.50%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.70%
NVQ1	0.50%	0.60%	0.60%	0.40%	0.60%	0.30%	0.70%	0.50%	0.30%	0.40%	0.40%	0.00%	0.00%	0.50%
Other1	7.00%	4.30%	6.00%	5.50%	4.80%	4.20%	9.30%	5.10%	5.20%	1.30%	1.00%	0.00%	19.80%	6.00%
Award L2	2.80%	3.20%	2.90%	3.30%	3.30%	2.50%	1.70%	2.80%	2.50%	6.60%	4.20%	2.00%	4.20%	2.70%
Certificate L2	9.20%	8.10%	7.50%	8.20%	8.50%	8.20%	4.30%	5.90%	8.10%	6.60%	2.30%	0.70%	3.10%	7.10%
Diploma L2	3.70%	4.70%	3.70%	3.40%	3.10%	3.30%	3.50%	3.00%	3.10%	1.20%	1.60%	0.00%	0.00%	3.50%
BTEC2	1.20%	1.30%	1.20%	1.10%	1.00%	1.20%	1.00%	0.90%	1.20%	1.00%	0.40%	0.00%	0.00%	1.10%
NVQ2	4.60%	4.80%	4.80%	3.20%	4.40%	4.80%	2.80%	4.10%	6.90%	4.20%	2.90%	1.30%	0.00%	4.30%
GCSE	2.70%	4.40%	5.70%	4.80%	3.90%	4.60%	3.00%	4.90%	3.40%	1.10%	0.30%	0.70%	1.00%	4.10%
Other quals at L2	7.30%	6.40%	7.30%	7.00%	7.10%	9.80%	8.20%	8.90%	11.70%	13.20%	7.70%	4.70%	5.20%	8.20%
Award L3	3.40%	2.80%	4.30%	3.90%	1.90%	3.30%	1.20%	2.50%	3.50%	3.20%	0.70%	2.70%	0.00%	2.70%
Certificate L3	1.60%	2.60%	1.40%	1.50%	1.70%	1.70%	1.00%	1.60%	1.50%	0.60%	1.00%	1.30%	0.00%	1.60%
Diploma L3	2.80%	4.00%	3.40%	3.20%	3.50%	4.10%	2.70%	4.30%	3.90%	4.40%	1.90%	1.30%	2.10%	3.50%
BTEC3	3.40%	4.20%	3.90%	3.80%	3.20%	4.20%	2.50%	4.40%	3.60%	4.50%	2.30%	3.40%	6.30%	3.60%
NVQ3	2.90%	3.70%	3.00%	2.00%	2.40%	2.80%	1.50%	3.10%	2.90%	3.80%	3.10%	0.00%	2.10%	2.60%
GCE A/AS/A2 level	1.20%	1.90%	1.80%	2.50%	1.70%	1.60%	1.50%	3.30%	3.00%	1.90%	0.40%	0.00%	1.00%	2.00%
Other quals at L3	5.50%	5.40%	5.70%	5.50%	5.90%	7.00%	3.80%	6.90%	6.70%	11.70%	11.60%	10.10%	19.80%	5.60%
Award L4	0.20%	0.70%	0.40%	0.90%	0.80%	1.30%	0.40%	0.70%	0.70%	0.20%	0.20%	0.00%	0.00%	0.70%
Certificate L4	0.40%	0.20%	0.30%	0.30%	0.30%	0.20%	0.30%	0.40%	0.40%	0.10%	2.10%	0.70%	0.00%	0.30%
Diploma L4	0.10%	0.40%	0.30%	0.50%	0.30%	0.80%	0.30%	0.40%	0.90%	0.20%	0.30%	0.00%	0.00%	0.40%
BTEC4	1.00%	1.40%	0.80%	1.30%	1.30%	0.50%	0.40%	1.30%	1.00%	2.30%	1.80%	3.40%	0.00%	1.00%
NVQ4	0.30%	0.50%	0.30%	0.30%	0.30%	0.30%	0.10%	0.70%	0.60%	0.20%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.40%
Other quals at L4	6.10%	3.30%	3.30%	1.80%	1.10%	1.00%	0.70%	1.60%	1.20%	6.30%	7.90%	33.60%	13.50%	1.90%
Other quals	8.40%	10.80%	8.60%	8.90%	7.90%	8.20%	13.30%	8.80%	11.20%	17.20%	33.60%	26.80%	20.80%	10.10%
Total	30,180	65,680	50,876	33,599	62,670	45,375	103,263	59,946	52,606	839	958	149	96	506,237
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
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Table 42: Learner participation by aggregated qualification level by ethnic origin (ILR 2010/11)	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	White - British	White - other	Bangla-deshi	Indian	Pakistani	Asian other	Black African	Black Caribbean	Black other	Chinese	Mixed	Any other	Unknown/ provided	Total
Entry Level	4.10%	37.60%	54.80%	23.30%	36.90%	46.20%	36.20%	8.40%	21.60%	33.10%	17.70%	43.00%	19.40%	16.50%
Level 1	16.00%	17.40%	12.60%	13.60%	15.20%	14.20%	17.70%	20.50%	19.50%	11.20%	18.00%	15.30%	17.70%	16.20%
Level 2	35.80%	20.70%	16.50%	24.90%	23.20%	17.80%	25.50%	38.30%	32.60%	18.20%	30.90%	19.50%	26.20%	30.70%
Level 3	27.10%	11.30%	9.80%	19.30%	15.10%	10.20%	12.20%	20.30%	16.90%	12.80%	20.60%	10.10%	16.10%	21.50%
Level 4	6.20%	2.70%	1.30%	5.40%	2.50%	1.30%	1.80%	2.90%	2.10%	2.20%	3.20%	2.20%	3.50%	4.70%
Other	10.70%	10.40%	5.00%	13.40%	7.00%	10.20%	6.60%	9.60%	7.30%	22.60%	9.60%	10.00%	17.10%	10.40%
Total	58.70%	11.00%	1.80%	2.80%	3.70%	3.40%	5.70%	2.20%	1.00%	1.00%	2.70%	3.80%	2.10%	100.00%
Sample	64.70%	10.40%	2.10%	3.00%	4.00%	4.00%	5.20%	2.30%	0.70%	0.60%	2.70%	0.30%	0.10%	100.00%
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Table 43: Learner participation by disaggregated qualification level by ethnic origin (ILR 2010/11)	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
Not set	White - British	White - other	Bangla-deshi	Indian	Pakistani	Asian other	Black African	Black Caribbean	Black other	Chinese	Mixed	Any other	Unknown /provided	Total
Entry level	4.10%	37.60%	54.80%	23.30%	36.90%	46.20%	36.20%	8.40%	21.60%	33.10%	17.70%	43.00%	19.40%	16.50%
Award L1	6.60%	3.40%	3.60%	5.40%	4.30%	2.70%	4.60%	8.20%	6.50%	2.50%	5.40%	3.10%	6.80%	5.70%
Certificate L1	2.50%	1.10%	1.20%	1.70%	1.50%	1.20%	2.20%	2.70%	2.00%	0.80%	2.30%	1.10%	1.30%	2.10%
Diploma L1	1.40%	0.50%	0.60%	0.50%	1.20%	0.50%	1.50%	2.30%	1.90%	0.40%	1.70%	0.60%	0.60%	1.20%
BTEC1	0.60%	0.40%	0.80%	0.60%	0.70%	0.80%	2.00%	1.30%	1.70%	0.30%	1.20%	0.90%	0.40%	0.70%
NVQ1	0.50%	0.50%	0.20%	0.30%	0.50%	0.30%	0.60%	1.00%	0.60%	0.20%	0.70%	0.40%	0.30%	0.50%
Other1	4.40%	11.60%	6.30%	5.10%	7.10%	8.70%	6.90%	5.10%	6.80%	7.10%	6.70%	9.20%	8.30%	6.00%
Award L2	3.40%	1.50%	0.70%	2.10%	1.30%	0.80%	1.50%	2.90%	1.90%	1.30%	2.10%	1.00%	3.10%	2.60%
Certificate L2	8.70%	4.10%	3.50%	6.20%	4.00%	3.00%	4.50%	8.10%	5.90%	3.30%	6.00%	3.30%	6.80%	7.00%
Diploma L2	4.00%	1.60%	1.60%	1.90%	2.70%	2.00%	5.00%	5.80%	4.90%	1.10%	4.90%	2.10%	1.80%	3.50%
BTEC2	1.10%	0.60%	0.60%	0.90%	1.30%	1.00%	1.40%	1.70%	1.90%	0.50%	1.50%	1.00%	1.10%	1.10%
NVQ2	5.30%	2.40%	1.70%	3.50%	3.20%	2.10%	2.60%	5.20%	5.60%	1.40%	4.40%	2.40%	2.70%	4.30%
GCSE	4.40%	2.00%	4.10%	3.90%	5.40%	2.90%	4.60%	5.30%	5.20%	2.50%	4.40%	2.60%	2.80%	4.00%
Other quals at L2	8.90%	8.50%	4.20%	6.40%	5.50%	6.10%	5.80%	9.40%	7.10%	8.10%	7.60%	7.20%	8.00%	8.20%
Award L3	3.70%	1.20%	0.90%	1.90%	1.10%	0.60%	0.80%	2.60%	1.80%	1.10%	1.70%	0.80%	2.40%	2.70%
Certificate L3	2.10%	0.80%	0.50%	1.20%	0.60%	0.50%	0.50%	1.90%	1.10%	0.60%	1.20%	0.60%	1.50%	1.60%
Diploma L3	4.20%	2.50%	1.40%	2.70%	2.20%	1.70%	2.20%	3.50%	2.90%	2.20%	3.90%	1.80%	2.70%	3.50%
BTEC3	4.10%	1.70%	2.00%	3.00%	3.50%	2.40%	3.70%	3.80%	4.10%	1.80%	4.60%	2.10%	1.70%	3.50%
NVQ3	3.40%	1.30%	1.10%	2.90%	1.70%	1.20%	1.00%	2.20%	1.60%	0.80%	2.40%	1.10%	1.60%	2.60%
GCE A/AS/A2 level	2.30%	1.20%	1.40%	2.30%	2.50%	1.90%	1.70%	1.30%	1.60%	4.40%	2.40%	1.40%	1.30%	2.00%
Other quals at L3	7.40%	2.70%	2.40%	5.40%	3.40%	1.90%	2.40%	5.00%	3.70%	1.80%	4.30%	2.30%	4.70%	5.60%
Award L4	0.90%	0.30%	0.10%	0.60%	0.30%	0.10%	0.20%	0.50%	0.20%	0.20%	0.30%	0.20%	0.80%	0.60%
Certificate L4	0.40%	0.20%	0.10%	0.10%	0.10%	0.10%	0.10%	0.30%	0.30%	0.10%	0.30%	0.20%	0.20%	0.30%
Diploma L4	0.50%	0.50%	0.10%	0.40%	0.20%	0.10%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.40%	0.30%	0.20%	0.10%	0.40%
BTEC4	1.30%	0.40%	0.30%	1.20%	0.70%	0.40%	0.50%	0.70%	0.50%	0.30%	0.80%	0.60%	0.60%	1.00%
NVQ4	0.50%	0.20%	0.00%	0.40%	0.10%	0.10%	0.20%	0.30%	0.20%	0.10%	0.20%	0.10%	0.30%	0.40%
Other quals at L4	2.60%	1.10%	0.60%	2.70%	1.10%	0.50%	0.60%	1.00%	0.70%	1.00%	1.30%	0.90%	1.50%	2.00%
Other quals	10.70%	10.40%	5.00%	13.40%	7.00%	10.20%	6.60%	9.60%	7.30%	22.60%	9.60%	10.00%	17.10%	10.40%
Total	58.70%	11.00%	1.80%	2.80%	3.70%	3.40%	5.70%	2.20%	1.00%	1.00%	2.70%	3.80%	2.10%	100.00%
Sample	64.70%	10.40%	2.10%	3.00%	4.00%	4.00%	5.20%	2.30%	0.70%	0.60%	2.70%	0.30%	0.10%	100.00%
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Table 44: Learner participation by aggregated qualification level by funding (ILR 2010/11)	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set
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Entry Level	81,437	96.20%	3,253	3.80%	84,690	100.00%
Level 1	77,977	93.60%	5,337	6.40%	83,314	100.00%
Level 2	141,206	89.20%	17,015	10.80%	158,221	100.00%
Level 3	87,869	79.30%	22,926	20.70%	110,795	100.00%
Level 4	8,962	37.10%	15,221	62.90%	24,183	100.00%
Other	8,701	16.20%	44,872	83.80%	53,573	100.00%
Total	406,152	78.90%	108,624	21.10%	514,776	100.00%