Apprenticeship Starts Tees Valley Residents August 2014

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Apprenticeship Starts –Tees Valley Residents August 2014 – July 2015

Contents

Page

1. Introduction 2

2. Summary 4

3. Apprenticeship Starts 6

4. Age 8

5. Key Sectors

10

6. Apprenticeship Levels 13

7. Providers 18

8. Conclusions 21

9. Appendix A – Comparisons Across Local Authority Areas 22

June 2016

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1) Introduction

The following report provides an analysis of apprenticeships undertaken by Tees

Valley residents in 2014/15. This report only includes apprenticeship information for

Tees Valley residents; it does not include information for those who travel into the

Tees Valley for apprenticeships.

Using 2011/12 as a baseline, the report analyses emerging trends in relation to:

Overall number of apprenticeship starts, including:

o Age profile;

o Sectoral Take Up;

o Apprenticeship Level; and

o Apprenticeship Providers.

Apprenticeship starts by Tees Valley Local Authority, including:

o Travel patterns to apprenticeships.

Assumptions

The following table provides an overview of the types of apprenticeship offered in

the Tees Valley.

Table 1: Types of Apprenticeship Type of Apprenticeship Level Equivalent to

Intermediate

Apprenticeships

Level 2 GCSE Grades A-C, BTEC First Diploma

Advanced Apprenticeships Level 3 A Levels, BTEC National Diploma

Higher/Degree

Apprenticeships

Level 4-7 HNC, HND, undergraduate and

postgraduate degrees.

It is assumed that for the purpose of this report the majority of people

undertaking an apprenticeship will be aged between 16-35.

High numbers of apprenticeships starts in certain sectors does not

necessarily indicate high levels of popularity, only availability. Recent reports

into apprenticeship vacancies suggest popular apprenticeships with the

highest levels of applicants per vacancy are in sectors such as Health Care.

Local employers need to be encouraged and supported to provide

apprenticeships in sectors where there is demand.

Please note the SFA have confirmed that numbers for 2013/14 are especially

low due to the introduction of the 24+ Advanced Learning Loans1 on 1st

1 Advanced Learner Loans are available for individuals aged 24 or above to undertake approved

qualifications at Levels 3 and 4, at an approved provider in England. They give individuals access to financial support for tuition costs similar to that available in higher education and are administered by Student Finance England. The loan is paid back when the learner had finished their learning and is earning more than £21,000 a year.

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August 2013. Apprenticeships were added to the loan system in August

2013 causing a drop in apprenticeship starts; however they were fully

removed from the system in February 2014.

Updates from previous report

All statistics quoted are derived from the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) full year data

cube supplied in February 2016. Data supplied covers the academic years 2011/12

to 2014/15. Figures have been rounded in accordance with the SFA data sharing

protocol2, therefore numbers may not add up.

The report assesses sectoral take up in line with the refreshed definitions detailed in

the 2014 Strategic Economic Plan, including: Advanced Manufacturing, Business

and Professional Services, Chemical Process and Energy, Construction, Culture

and Leisure, Digital and Creative, Health Care, Logistics and Other Services. These

definitions are narrower than national sector analysis; consequently the sector

definitions in this report are not comparable to previous versions or to wider national

sectoral definitions.

2 SFA Data Sharing Protocol exists between SFA and TVCA and covers the provision of detailed data from the SFA

to TVCA.

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2) Summary

Summary

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Uptake of Apprenticeships

8,840 people living in the Tees Valley started an apprenticeship in 2014/15;

Apprenticeship starts are much higher in the Tees Valley than nationally; 5.2% of 16-35 year olds started an apprenticeship in 2014/15 compared to 3.4% nationally. However:

The last year has seen an 11% local increase (840 extra starts) compared to a 14% increase nationally; and

Apprenticeship starts are 10% lower than three years previously, compared to a 4% drop nationally.

Assessment of Variation by Age

The majority (56%) of apprenticeships are started by Tees Valley residents aged under 25, this is similar to the national figure of 57%; and

Over the last three years numbers of 16-18 year olds starting an apprenticeship have fallen 15% compared to 3% nationally. Over the last year alone numbers have fallen 2% compared to a 5% increase nationally.

Assessment of Variation by Sector

The Business and Professional Services sector shows the highest number of apprenticeship starts with 2,700 starts, accounting for 31% of all apprenticeships in 2014/15;

The Other Services3 sector shows the largest increase in apprenticeship starts over the last year with 250 extra starts, a 26% increase; and

Chemical Process and Energy is the only sector to see a fall in apprenticeship starts over the last year with 20 fewer starts, a 34% drop.

Assessment of Variation by Level of Apprenticeship

The majority (60%) of apprenticeships started by Tees Valley residents are Intermediate level apprenticeships, this matches the national figure;

Higher Apprenticeships have seen a substantial increase in the Tees Valley with 250 extra starts over the last year, a 162% increase compared to a 117% increase nationally;

87% of Tees Valley residents started an apprenticeship which was delivered in the Tees Valley4, with a further 5% delivered in the North East.; and

The majority (58%) of apprenticeships undertaken by Tees Valley residents in 2014/15 were provided by Private Sector Public Funded organisations which include private businesses.

3 The Other Services sector includes Retail, Hair and Beauty, Education and Cleaning and Environmental apprenticeships

along with others. 4 Delivered in the Tees Valley by providers who may or may not be based in the Tees Valley.

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3) Apprenticeship Starts

8,840 people living in the Tees Valley started an apprenticeship

between August 2014 and July 2015.

Take up of apprenticeships is much higher in the Tees Valley than

nationally with 5.2% of 16-35 year olds starting an apprenticeship in

2014/15 compared to 3.4% nationally. However:

o Levels of apprenticeship starts in the Tees Valley are 10%

lower than three years previously, with 1,030 fewer people

starting an apprenticeship in 2014/15 than 2011/12. This is

compared to a 4% drop nationally, showing that although take

up of apprenticeships is higher in the Tees Valley, numbers

have dropped substantially. Half of this drop can be attributed to

a 28% drop in starts in Darlington over the last three years, with

520 fewer starts.

Over the last year the Tees Valley has seen an 11% increase (840 extra

starts) in apprenticeships compared to 2013/14. However, this 11%

increase is lower than the increase seen both regionally and nationally

with a 16% increase in the North East region and 14% increase

nationally.

The graph below shows the percentage of 16-35 year olds starting an

apprenticeship in the Tees Valley over the last three years, compared to

the North East and England as a whole:

Graph 1: Percentage of 16-35 year olds starting an apprenticeship

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The graph below shows the percentage of 16-35 year olds starting an

apprenticeship by Tees Valley district over the last three years.

Graph 2: Percentage of 16-35 year olds starting an apprenticeship by Local Authority

Apprenticeship take up varies across Tees Valley districts, with Hartlepool

consistently showing the highest percentage of 16-35 year olds starting

apprenticeships and Stockton-on-Tees the lowest.

For a full local authority breakdown including detailed analysis into age

and sector please see Appendix A.

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4) Age

The majority (56%) of apprenticeships are started by Tees Valley

residents aged under 25, this is similar to the national figure of 57%.

Chart 1: 2014/15 Apprenticeship Starts – Age Breakdown

16-18 year olds – As the graph below illustrates over the last three years

the number of Tees Valley residents aged 16-18 starting an

apprenticeship has fallen by 15% (380 fewer starts) compared to a 3%

decrease nationally:

Graph 2: Percentage Change over last three years by age

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The most substantial decline in 16-18 year olds over the last three years

has been in Middlesbrough (150 fewer starts and a drop of 26%) and

Stockton-on-Tees (140 fewer starts and a drop of 20%). Hartlepool is

the only Tees Valley district to see an increase in 16-18 year olds starting

apprenticeships with a 10% increase (40 extra starts).

19-24 year olds - The number of Tees Valley residents aged 19-24

starting an apprenticeship has fallen 2% (60 fewer starts) over the last

three years compared to a 1% decline nationally. However, there has

been a large 30% decrease (170 fewer starts) in Darlington over the last

3 years which has influenced the figure for the Tees Valley. Hartlepool

and Stockton-on-Tees have shown an increase in 19-24 year olds starting

apprenticeships with a 11% increase in Hartlepool (40 extra starts) and a

8% increase in Stockton-on-Tees (60 extra starts).

Over 25 year olds - Over the last three years the number of Tees Valley

residents aged over 25 starting an apprenticeship has fallen by 13%

(580 fewer starts) compared to a 7% decline nationally. There has been

a large decline in Darlington with a drop of 32% (300 fewer starts).

The graph below illustrates how the introduction of 24+ Advanced

Learning Loans in 2013 negatively affected take-up of apprenticeships in

2013/14 (loans were removed in February 2014):

Graph 3: Age breakdown of Apprenticeship Starts

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5) Key Sectors

The Business and Professional Services sector shows the highest number of apprenticeships started by Tees Valley residents in 2014/15 with 2,700 starts, accounting for 31% of all apprenticeships.

Chart 2: Apprenticeship Starts by Key Industry Sector

A quarter of all apprenticeships started by Tees Valley residents were in

the Health Care sector in 2014/15.

The Other Services 5and Advanced Manufacturing sectors each

accounted for 13% of all apprenticeship starts in 2014/15.

5 The Other Services sector includes Retail, Hair and Beauty, Education and Cleaning and Environmental

apprenticeships along with others.

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The graph below illustrates the percentage change in apprenticeship

starts over the last three years by key industry sector: Graph 4: % change by key industry sector – last three years

The Construction sector has seen a 34% increase in apprenticeship

starts (120 extra starts).

The Health Care sector is the only other sector to see an increase over

the last three years with a 5% increase (120 extra starts).

A 36% decrease has been seen in the Logistics sector with 130 fewer

starts over the last three years. The Logistics sector includes Driving

Goods Vehicles apprenticeships with 80 fewer starts and Warehousing

and Storage apprenticeships which had 50 fewer starts.

The Other Services sector has seen a 30% drop in starts over the last

three years with 490 fewer starts. This sector includes Cleaning and

Environmental apprenticeships with 330 fewer starts and Retail

apprenticeships with 170 fewer starts.

The Chemical Process and Energy sector has seen a 29% decline in

starts over the last three years with 20 fewer starts. This sector includes

Process Manufacturing apprenticeships and Laboratory and Science

Technician apprenticeships which have each seen around 10 fewer starts.

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The graph below illustrates the percentage change in apprenticeship

starts over the last year by key industry sector: Graph 5: % change by key industry sector – last year

The Other Services sector has seen a 27% rise in apprenticeships over

the last year (250 extra starts). The majority of this rise is due to 80 extra

starts in Cleaning and Environmental Support Services apprenticeships

and 80 extra starts in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools

apprenticeships.

Digital and Creative apprenticeship starts have risen by 16% over the

last year with 30 extra starts. This sector includes IT, Software, Web and

Telecoms Professional apprenticeships accounting for 20 extra starts and

Social Media and Digital Marketing apprenticeships having 10 extra

starts.

Health Care and Logistics apprenticeships have each seen a 15% rise,

with 290 extra Health Care starts and 30 extra Logistics starts.

There has been a 34% drop in Chemical Process and Energy

apprenticeships over the last year with 20 fewer starts. In particular there

have been fewer Laboratory and Science Technician and Process

Manufacturing apprenticeships started, each accounting for 10 fewer

starts. Redcar and Cleveland is the only district not to see a drop in

Chemical Process and Energy apprenticeships over the last year, with an

extra 50 starts in this sector, accounting for a rise of 58%.

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6) Apprenticeships Levels

There are three levels of apprenticeships delivered in the Tees Valley, the table below provides an overview of their equivalency: Table 2: Types of Apprenticeship

Type of

Apprenticeship

Level Equivalent to

Intermediate Level 2 GCSE Grades A-C, BTEC First Diploma

Advanced Level 3 A Levels, BTEC National Diploma

Higher/Degree Level 4-7 HNC, HND, undergraduate and

postgraduate degrees.

The chart below shows the percentage breakdown of apprenticeships started by Tees Valley residents:

Chart 3- Apprenticeship Starts by Level

The majority (59.5%) of apprenticeships started in 2014/15 were

intermediate apprenticeships, with a further 36% starting advanced level

apprenticeships and 4.5% higher apprenticeships; this is in accordance

with national rates of take up.

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a) Intermediate Apprenticeships

Over the last three years intermediate apprenticeships have seen a

drop of 17% with 1,050 fewer starts, compared to a 9% drop nationally.

The majority of this drop in Digital and Creative apprenticeships.

Over half of this drop can be attributed to Darlington which has seen a

38% fall in intermediate apprenticeship starts over the last three years

(470 fewer starts).

Hartlepool was the only district to see a rise in intermediate

apprenticeship starts over the last three years, with a 1% rise (10 extra

starts).

However, over the last year intermediate apprenticeships have

increased by 4% with 200 extra starts, which matches the 4% rise seen

nationally.

Age:

o The take up of intermediate apprenticeships by age cohort has

stayed consistent over the past three years with intermediate

apprenticeships most likely to be started by those aged under

25 (60% in 2014/15, which matches the national figure); and

o 28% were started by 16-18 year olds and 32% started by 19-24

year olds in 2014/15. (29% and 31% nationally).

Sector:

o Over the last three years the Tees Valley has seen a 68% drop

in Digital and Creative Intermediate apprenticeships (100 fewer

starts); this is evident in reduced numbers in the following IT

specialisms including: IT Application Specialist (50 fewer starts)

and IT, Software, Web & Telecoms Professional apprenticeships

(40 fewer starts).

o There has also been a substantial decline in the take up of

Logistics and Advanced Manufacturing intermediate

apprenticeships over the last three years with a 39% drop in

Logistics (130 fewer starts) and a 32% drop in Advanced

Manufacturing (260 fewer starts).

o Over the last year the Tees Valley has seen an 18% rise in

intermediate apprenticeships in the Other Services sector with

120 extra starts; there has been a rise in the number of

apprenticeships in Cleaning and Environmental Support

Services (80 extra starts) and Sustainable Resource

Management (60 extra starts).

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b) Advanced Apprenticeships

Over the last three years advanced apprenticeships have seen a drop

of 10% with 340 fewer starts, compared to a drop of 3% nationally. The

majority of this drop is in Business and Professional Services and

Chemical Process and Energy.

Redcar and Cleveland was the only district to see a rise in advanced

apprenticeship starts over the last three years, with a 2% rise (10 extra

starts).

Darlington has seen the largest fall in advanced apprenticeships with an

18% drop (110 fewer starts).

However over the last year advanced level apprenticeships have

increased by 14% with 400 extra starts, compared to a 26% increase

nationally.

Age:

o Just over half (56%) of all advanced apprenticeships were

started by those aged under 25 in 2014/15, which matches the

national figure.

o The Tees Valley has slightly more 16-18 year olds starting

advanced apprenticeships than nationally with 24% of advanced

apprenticeships started by 16-18 year olds compared to 21%

nationally. 32% were started by 19-24 year olds compared to

34% nationally.

o The percentage of under 25’s starting an advanced

apprenticeship has risen over the last three years from 49% in

2011/12 to 56% in 2014/15, which matches national patterns.

Sector:

o Over the last three years the Tees Valley has seen a 39%

drop in Chemical Process and Energy advanced

apprenticeships (20 fewer starts). This sector includes Process

Manufacturing apprenticeships with a drop of just under 20

starts.

o There has also been a 30% drop in Business and

Professional Services advanced apprenticeships over the last

three years (350 fewer starts). This sector includes

Management apprenticeships which saw 190 fewer starts and

Customer Service apprenticeships with 140 fewer starts.

o Over the last year there has been a 59% increase (130 extra

starts) in Other Services advanced apprenticeships. This

sector includes Support Teaching and Learning in Schools

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apprenticeships which saw 50 extra starts, Hairdressing with 40

extra starts and Retail apprenticeships with 20 extra starts.

o There has also been a 49% increase in Culture and Leisure

advanced apprenticeships over the last year (80 extra starts),

with an extra 50 starts in Hospitality apprenticeships and an

extra 20 starts in Sporting Excellence apprenticeships.

c) Higher Apprenticeships

Over the last three years higher apprenticeship starts have risen from

30 starts in 2011/12 to 400 in 2014/15. This equates to an 1144%

increase (compared to a 427% increase nationally). The majority of this

rise in Health Care and Business and Professional Services

apprenticeships. 0.2% of 16-35 year olds started a higher apprenticeship

in the Tees Valley in 2014/15 compared to 0.1% nationally.

Middlesbrough shows the largest rise with a 1800% rise (extra 70 starts)

and Hartlepool the lowest with a 900% rise (50 extra starts).

Over the last year higher apprenticeships have seen a 162% rise with

starts increasing from 150 in 2013/14 to 400 in 2014/15. Nationally there

has been a 117% rise.

Age:

o The Tees valley has a higher proportion of over 25’s starting

higher apprenticeships than nationally, with 88% of higher

apprenticeships started by those aged over 25 in 2014/15

compared to 73% nationally.

o 11% of higher apprenticeships were started by 19-24 year olds

in 2014/15 compared to 22% nationally. Only 1% of higher

apprenticeships were started by 16-18 year olds compared to

6% nationally.

o The percentage of over 25’s starting a higher apprenticeship

has risen dramatically over the past three years, from 47% to

88%, matching the pattern seen nationally. The percentage of

16-18 year olds has dropped from 13% in 2011/12 to 1% in

2014/15, and the percentage of 19-24 year olds has dropped

from 41% in 2011/12 to 11% in 2014/15.

Sector

o 48% of all higher apprenticeship starts are in the Business and

Professional Services sector with 46% in the Health Care

sector.

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o Over the last year there has been a 66% increase in Business

and Professional Services higher apprenticeships with 130

extra starts.

o The Heath Care sector has seen a 59% increase in starts over

the last year with 110 extra starts.

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7) Providers

The majority (58%) of Apprenticeships undertaken by Tees Valley

residents in 2014/15 were provided by Private Sector Public Funded

organisations i.e. TTE, NETA

Chart 4: Apprenticeship Providers

The graph below shows the percentage change in apprenticeships started

by Tees Valley residents, broken down by provider type over the last

three years:

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Graph 6: % change by Provider – last three years

In the last three years Further Education and Tertiary Colleges are the only provider to see an increase in apprenticeship starts (9% increase or 260 extra starts).

Other public funded e.g. Local Authorities and Higher Education

have seen the largest decline over the last three years with a 26%

decrease (126 fewer starts).

Sixth Form Colleges have seen a 25.8% decrease in apprenticeship

starts over the last three years with 10 fewer starts.

Special Colleges have seen a 25% decline with 10 fewer starts.

Private sector public funded i.e. TTE, NETA have seen a 19%

decrease with 1,200 fewer starts.

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The graph below shows the percentage change in apprenticeships started

by Tees Valley residents, broken down by provider type over the last

year:

Graph 7: % change by Provider – last year

In the last year Sixth Form Colleges were the only provider to show a

decline in apprenticeships (32% or 11 fewer starts).

Further Education and Tertiary Colleges have seen a 25% increase

accounting for an extra 640 starts.

Special Colleges have seen a 31% increase with 5 extra starts.

Other Public Funded i.e. Local Authorities and Higher Education

have seen a 20% rise with 60 extra starts.

Private Sector Public Funded i.e. TTE, NETA providers have seen a 3%

rise with 130 extra starts.

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8) Conclusion

Overall performance

The Tees Valley compares well to national take up figures for apprenticeships

with 5.2% of 16-35 year olds starting an apprenticeship in 2014/15 compared

to 3.4% nationally.

Over the last year the Tees Valley has seen an 11% increase in the number of

people starting an apprenticeship with 8,840 starts in 2014/15 (compared to a

14% increase nationally). However apprenticeship starts in the Tees Valley

are 10% lower than 2011/12 (compared to a 4% drop nationally).

Uptake by Age

The decline has been more pronounced amongst 16-18 year olds with a 15%

drop over the last three years compared to a 3% decline nationally. The most

substantial decline in 16-18 year olds over the last three years has been in

Middlesbrough (150 fewer starts and a drop of 26%) and Stockton-on-Tees

(140 fewer starts and a drop of 20%). Over the last year alone the Tees Valley

saw a 2% drop in the number of 16-18 year olds starting apprenticeships,

compared to a 5% rise nationally.

Uptake by Sector

As has been the case historically and nationally the Business and

Professional Services sector has the highest number of apprenticeship starts

(31% in 2014/15). The ‘Other Services’ sector has had the most substantial

increase (26%) in apprenticeship starts over the last year, the majority of this

rise is due to 80 extra starts in Cleaning and Environmental Support Services

apprenticeships and 80 extra starts in Supporting Teaching and Learning in

Schools apprenticeships. The Chemical Process and Energy sector is the

only sector to see a fall (34% drop) in apprenticeship starts over the last year,

with a drop in Laboratory and Science Technicians and Process

Manufacturing apprenticeships accounting for the drop.

Higher Apprenticeships are becoming increasingly available and popular with

numbers rising from 30 starts in 2011/12 to 400 starts in 2014/15, with the

percentage increase in the Tees Valley over the last 3 years much higher than

the national increase (1144% compared to 427% nationally). The majority of

this increase in the Health Care and Business and Professional Services

sector.

Apprenticeship learning in the Tees Valley is very self-contained with 87% of

residents starting an apprenticeship which was delivered in the Tees Valley

and over half of all residents undertaking an apprenticeship which is based in

their home district (this ranges from 72% of residents in Darlington to 54% in

Redcar and Cleveland).

Tees Valley Combined Authority, Economic Strategy and Intelligence

June 2016

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9) Appendix A – Comparisons Across Local Authority Areas

a) Darlington

1,330 Darlington residents started an apprenticeship in 2014/15.

5.4% of Darlington residents aged 16-35 started an apprenticeship in

2014/15 compared to 5.2% of Tees Valley residents.

Over the last three years there has been a 28% drop in apprenticeship

starts (520 fewer starts) with Darlington experiencing the largest decline

in the Tees Valley:

o 38% drop in intermediate apprenticeships with 470 fewer starts.

o 18% drop in advanced apprenticeships with 110 fewer starts.

o 1200% rise in higher apprenticeships with 60 extra starts.

o 17% drop in 16-18 year olds with 60 fewer starts.


o 32% drop in 25+ year olds with 300 fewer starts.

Over the last year Darlington has seen a 9% increase in apprenticeship

starts (110 extra starts):

o No change in intermediate apprenticeships.

o 16% rise in advanced apprenticeships with 70 extra starts.


o No change in 16-18 year olds with number remaining at 310 starts.

o 2% decrease in 19-24 year olds with 10 fewer starts

o 21% increase in 25+ year olds with 110 extra starts

72% of Darlington residents started an apprenticeship which was

delivered in Darlington; with a further 8% remaining in the Tees Valley.

This has remained broadly the same over the last three years. A full

breakdown of destinations for Darlington residents can be seen in the

table below:

Table 3: Delivery location of apprenticeships started by Darlington residents

Area Delivered 2014/15 Starts by Darlington residents

Area Delivered

2014/15 Starts by Darlington residents

Darlington 72% Richmondshire 2%

Hartlepool 1% Hambleton 2%

Middlesbrough 2% Sunderland 2%

Redcar and Cleveland

1% Newcastle upon

Tyne 2%

Stockton on Tees 4% Harrogate 1%

County Durham 8% Gateshead 1%

York 1%

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The chart below shows that the Business and Professional Services

sector was responsible for 33% of all apprenticeships started by

Darlington residents in 2014/15 (440 starts). This is followed by Health

Care with 23% of all starts (310 starts).

Chart 5: Darlington Apprenticeship Starts by Sector

The graph below shows that the only sector to show an increase in starts

over the last three years is the Construction sector with a 139%

increase (30 extra starts).

Graph 10 Percentage change by key industry sector in Darlington – last three years

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The graph above also shows that there has been a 67% fall in Chemical

Process and Energy apprenticeships over the last three years; however

numbers are very small in this sector (fewer than 10). Advanced

Manufacturing has shown the most substantial fall with a 55% drop

(170 fewer starts) with a decline in Improving Operational Performance

apprenticeships (130 fewer starts) and Rail Track Engineering

apprenticeships (90 fewer starts).

The graph below shows that over the last year the Construction sector

has seen a 62% rise in apprenticeship starts (20 extra starts), the majority

(just under 20 starts) in Construction Building apprenticeships.

Graph 11 Percentage change by key industry sector in Darlington – last year

Over the last year the Advanced Manufacturing sector has seen a 16%

drop in apprenticeships with 30 fewer starts.

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b) Hartlepool

1,370 Hartlepool residents started an apprenticeship in 2014/15.

7.5% of Hartlepool residents aged 16-35 started an apprenticeship in

2014/15 compared to 5.2% of Tees Valley residents. Hartlepool has the

highest percentage of 16-35 year olds starting apprenticeships in the Tees

Valley.


starts (30 fewer starts):

o 1% rise in intermediate apprenticeships with 10 extra starts

o 16% drop in advanced apprenticeships with 90 fewer starts

o 900% rise in higher apprenticeships with 50 extra starts

o 10% increase in 16-18 year olds with 40 extra starts.



Over the last year Hartlepool has seen an 8% increase in apprenticeship

starts (110 extra starts):

o 6% rise in intermediate apprenticeships with 50 extra starts.



o 2% increase 16-18 year olds with 10 extra starts.

o 1% increase in 19-24 year olds with 10 extra starts

o 22% increase in 25+ year olds with 100 extra starts

71% of Hartlepool residents started an apprenticeship which was

delivered in Hartlepool with a further 15% remaining in the Tees Valley.

The percentage remaining in Hartlepool has increased over the last three

years by 4%. A full breakdown of the destinations of Hartlepool residents

can be seen in the table below:

Table 4: Delivery location of apprenticeships started by Hartlepool residents

Area 2014/15 Starts by Hartlepool Residents

Hartlepool 71%

Stockton on Tees 9%

Middlesbrough 4%

County Durham 4%

Sunderland 4%

Redcar and Cleveland 1%

Newcastle upon Tyne 1%

Gateshead 1%

Darlington 1%

South Tyneside 1%

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sector was responsible for 32% of all apprenticeships started by

Hartlepool residents in 2014/15 (440 starts). This is followed by Health

Care with 22% of all starts (300 starts).

Chart 6: Hartlepool Apprenticeship Starts by Sector

The graph below shows that the Construction sector has shown the

largest increase in starts over the last three years with a 45% increase

(20 extra starts).

Graph 12 Percentage change by key industry sector in Hartlepool – last three years

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The above graph also shows that there has been a 43% fall in Chemical

Process and Energy apprenticeship over the last three years; however

numbers are very small in this sector (fewer than 10). Advanced

Manufacturing has shown the most substantial fall with a 22% drop (60

fewer starts) this includes drops in numbers of Manufacture Craft and

Technician apprenticeships and Food and Drink Manufacture by 70 and

50 starts respectively.

The graph below shows that over the last year the Digital and Creative

sector has seen a 36% rise in apprenticeship starts (10 extra starts).

Graph 13 Percentage change by key industry sector in Hartlepool – last year

The Chemical Process and Energy sector has seen a 69% fall in

apprenticeships; however numbers are very small in this sector (fewer

than 10). The Construction sector has shown the most substantial fall

in starts with a 32% drop (30 fewer starts), with a drop in Construction

Building apprenticeships in particular (50 fewer starts).

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c) Middlesbrough

1,710 Middlesbrough residents started an apprenticeship in 2014/15.

6.2% of Middlesbrough residents aged 16-35 started an apprenticeship in

2014/15 compared to 5.2% of Tees Valley residents.

Over the last three years there has been a 9% fall in apprenticeship






o 1% decrease in 19-24 year olds with 10 fewer starts.


Over the last year Middlesbrough has seen a 16% increase in

apprenticeship starts (230 extra starts):




o 4% increase 16-18 year olds with 20 extra starts.

o 1% decrease in 19-24 year olds with 10 fewer starts

o 39% increase in 25+ year olds with 220 extra starts, the largest

percentage increase in the Tees Valley.

57% of Middlesbrough residents started an apprenticeship which was

delivered in Middlesbrough with a further 32% remaining in the Tees

Valley. This has remained broadly the same over the last three years. A

full breakdown of the destinations of Middlesbrough residents can be seen

in the table below:

Table 5: Delivery location of apprenticeships started by Middlesbrough residents

Area 2014/15 Starts by Middlesbrough Residents

Middlesbrough 57%

Stockton on Tees 18%

Redcar and Cleveland 11%

County Durham 2%

Hambleton 2%

Hartlepool 1%

Leeds 1%

Darlington 1%

Harrogate 1%

Chelmsford 1%

Sunderland 1%

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The chart below shows that the Health Care sector was responsible for

31% of all apprenticeships started by Middlesbrough residents in 2014/15

(530 starts). This is followed by Business and Professional Services

with 30% of all starts (510 starts).

Chart 7: Middlesbrough Apprenticeship Starts by Sector

The graph below shows that the Health Care sector is the only sector to

show a substantial increase in starts over the last three years with an

8% increase (40 extra starts).

Graph 14 - Percentage change by key industry sector in Middlesbrough – last three years

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The graph above also shows that the Digital and Creative sector has

seen a 52% drop in starts over the last three years (30 fewer starts), this

sector includes IT Application Specialist apprenticeships which have seen

a drop of 30 starts.

The graph below shows that the Logistics sector has had the largest

increase in apprenticeship starts over the last year with a 58% increase

(20 extra starts).

Graph 15- Percentage change by key industry sector in Middlesbrough – last year

The Chemical Process and Energy sector has seen a drop of 65% (10

fewer starts) in apprenticeships starts over the last year.

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d) Redcar and Cleveland

1,930 Redcar and Cleveland residents started an apprenticeship in

2014/15.

6.2% of Redcar and Cleveland residents aged 16-35 started an

apprenticeship in 2014/15 compared to 5.2% of Tees Valley residents.




o 2% rise in advanced apprenticeships with 10 extra starts (only

district to see a rise).



o No change in 19-24 year olds with 640 starts.


Over the last year Redcar and Cleveland has seen a 14% increase in





o No change in 16-18 year olds with 520 starts.


o 36% increase in 25+ year olds with 200 extra starts.

54% of Redcar and Cleveland residents started an apprenticeship which

was delivered in Redcar and Cleveland with a further 35% remaining in

the Tees Valley. The percentage remaining in Redcar and Cleveland has

decreased over the last three years from 57% in 2011/12. A full

breakdown of the destinations of Redcar and Cleveland residents can be

seen in the table below. Only 0.3% travel to Hartlepool therefore they do

not feature in the below table.

Table 6: Delivery location of apprenticeships started by R&C residents

Area 2014/15 Starts by R&C Residents

Area

2014/15 Starts by R&C Residents


54%

Darlington 1%

Middlesbrough 24% County Durham 1%

Stockton on Tees 9% Leeds 1%

Hambleton 2% Sunderland 1%

Scarborough 2% Northumberland 1%

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and Health Care sectors were responsible for 27% of all apprenticeships

started by Redcar and Cleveland residents in 2014/15 (each with 520

starts).

Chart 8: Redcar and Cleveland Apprenticeship Starts by Sector

The graph below shows that the Digital and Creative sector has seen an

83% increase in starts over the last three years (20 extra starts).

Graph 16 Percentage change by key industry sector in Redcar and Cleveland – last three years

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The graph above also shows that there has been a 63% drop in

Logistics apprenticeships over the last three years (50 fewer starts) with

fewer apprenticeships in Warehousing and Storage (30 fewer starts) and

Driving Goods Vehicles (10 fewer starts).

The graph below shows that the Culture and Leisure sector has shown a

58% increase in apprenticeships over the last year (50 extra starts) with

the majority of the rise being accounted for by Hospitality apprenticeships

(20 extra starts) and Catering and Professional Chefs apprenticeships (10

extra starts).

Graph 17 Percentage change by key industry sector in Redcar and Cleveland – last year

The only two sectors to see a fall in apprenticeship starts over the last

year were the Chemical Process and Energy sector and the Business

and Professional Services sector. The Chemical Process and Energy

sector saw a fall of 6% (numbers too few to report) and the Business and

Professional Service sector a fall of 4% (20 fewer starts).

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e) Stockton-on-Tees

2,500 Stockton-on-Tees residents started an apprenticeship in 2014/15.

2.8% of Stockton-on-Tees residents aged 16-35 started an apprenticeship

in 2014/15 compared to 5.2% of Tees Valley residents. Stockton-on-Tees

has the lowest percentage of 16-35 year olds starting apprenticeships in

the Tees Valley.









Over the last year Stockton-on-Tees has seen a 7% increase in






o 1% decrease in 19-24 year olds with 10 fewer starts.

o 25% increase in 25+ year olds with 230 extra starts.

62% of Stockton-on-Tees residents started an apprenticeship which was

delivered in Stockton-on-Tees; with a further 27% remaining in the Tees

Valley. The percentage remaining in Stockton-on-Tees has decreased

over the last three years from 67% in 2011/12. A full breakdown of

destinations for Stockton-on-Tees residents can be seen in the table

below:

Table 7: Delivery location of apprenticeships started by Stockton residents

Area 2014/15 Starts by Stockton Residents

Area

2014/15 Starts by Stockton Residents

Stockton on Tees 62% Hambleton 1%

Middlesbrough 16% Sunderland 1%

Hartlepool 4% Leeds 1%


3%

Birmingham 1%

Darlington 3% Newcastle upon Tyne 1%

County Durham 2%

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sector was responsible for 32% of all apprenticeships started by Stockton-

on-Tees residents in 2014/15 (790 starts). This is followed by Health Care

with 23% (580 starts).

Chart 9: Stockton-on-Tees Apprenticeship Starts by Sector

The graph below shows that the Health Care sector has seen a 12%

increase in apprenticeships over the last three years (60 extra starts).

Graph 18 Percentage change by key industry sector in Stockton-on-Tees – last three years

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The graph above also shows that there has been a 32% drop in Digital

and Creative apprenticeships over the last three years (30 fewer starts)

with 30 fewer apprenticeship starts for IT Application Specialists in

particular.

The graph below shows that the Digital and Creative sector has seen a

33% increase in apprenticeships over the last year (10 extra starts).

This is closely followed by the Other Services sector with a 32% increase

(80 extra starts), with 30 extra starts in Supporting Teaching and Learning

in Schools and 20 extra starts in Sustainable Resource Management.

Graph 19 Percentage change by key industry sector in Stockton-on-Tees – last year

The only two sectors to see a fall in apprenticeship starts over the last

year were the Chemical Process and Energy and Construction

sectors. The Chemical Process and Energy sector saw a fall of 7% and

the Construction sector a fall of 1% with too few starts to report.

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