FE data library: other statistics and research
Source: data.gov.uk (2016-12-02)

Other statistics published alongside the statistical first release.

These are not National Statistics, but complement the information in the main release.

FE trends

FE trends provides an overview of adult (19+) government-funded further education and all age apprenticeships in England. It looks to provide trends between 2008/09 and 2013/14 and to give an overview of FE provision, characteristics of learners and outcomes over time.

International Comparisons Supplementary Tables

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) produces an annual publication, Education at a Glance, providing a variety of comparisons between OECD countries. The table provided here contains a summary of the relative ranking in education attainment of the 25-64 year old population in OECD countries in 2012.
The OECD statistics use the International Standard Classification of Education. Within this, “at least upper secondary education” is equivalent to holding qualifications at Level 2 or above in the UK, and “tertiary education” is equivalent to holding qualifications at Level 4 or above in the UK.

STEM

This research is the result of a Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) funded, sector led project to gather and analyse data to inform the contribution that further education makes to STEM in England.
This project was led by The Royal Academy of Engineering, and governance of the project was specifically designed to ensure that those with an interest in STEM were actively engaged and involved in directing and prioritising outputs.
The November 2012 report builds on the FE and Skills STEM Data report published in July 2011 (below). It provides further analysis and interpretation of the existing data in a highly graphical format. It uses the same classified list of S,T, E and M qualifications as the 2011 report compiled through an analysis of the Register of Regulated Qualifications and the Learning Aim Database, updated with the most recent completions and achievements data taken from the Individualised Learner Record and the National Pupil Database.

Publication of Statistics: Train to Gain success rates, 2005/06 to 2008/09
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This document contains Train to Gain qualification success rates for the
years 2005/061 to 2008/09.
Table 1: Train to Gain success rates, 2005/06 to 2008/09
Level
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2008/094
(Provisional)
Skills for
Life
75.9%
58.5%
67.2%
77.2%
Full Level 2
67.4%
72.6%
72.5%
73.8%
Full Level 3
63.0%
62.9%
68.5%
67.4%
Total
67.5%
70.6%
71.7%
73.4%
Notes:
1) The following data sources have been used; 2005/06 (final FE F05; final WBL W13); 2006/07 (final FE F05; final
WBL W13); 2007/08 and 2008/09 (final WBL W13)
2) 2005/06 represents 1 April to 31 July 2006; 2006/07 represents 1 August 2006 to 31 July 2007; 2007/08
represents 1 August 2007 to 31 July 2008: 2008/09 represents 1 August 2008 to 31 July 2009.
3) Success rates are calculated as the number of learning aims achieved divided by the number of starts, excluding
any learners who transferred onto another qualification within the same organisation. Learners who withdrew within
the first 6 weeks of the qualification are excluded.
4) Figures for 2008/09 are not comparable to earlier years as due to demand led funding NVQs delivered in the
workplace previously funded by FE are now funded by Train to Gain.
5) Information regarding the number of Train to Gain starts and achievements is published in Statistical First Release
publications by the Data Service. These can be found here: http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/statistics.
Supporting Information
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Table 1 shows large revisions to previously published Train to Gain
success rates. This is because of a large number of learners who did not
complete their learning programmes in the expected timescales. Train to
Gain success rates are calculated based upon the expected completion
date of the learner, and many learners did not complete their learning by
the time final 2007/08 data were returned.. As a consequence, the
revisions reflect those learners who have subsequently successfully
completed their learning.
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The size of revision from initial to final estimate makes comparison,
especially between years, difficult and we have therefore taken the
decision not to publish these as a National Statistic while we address this
issue. However, we do need to make this information publicly available
to support the FE and skills system business cycle.
1 Please note that Train to Gain started on 1 April 2006. The 2005/06 reporting year therefore
relates to the period 1 April to 31 July 2006.

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Furthermore, the 2008/09 success rates are not directly comparable to
those for earlier years due to the introduction by the LSC of the demand
led funding methodology, more information on these changes can be
found at: http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/5DC702AA-
5117-40E1-A15E-
01F95F2AF32B/0/TheeffectsofDemandLedFundingonthecountof2008.do
c
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For information regarding the definitions used to calculate these success
rates please refer to the Data Service website at:
http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DD79B914-BE19-4C57-
91CC-
EC207A924383/0/0809TraintoGainSuccessRatesMethodologyP15.pdf
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Success rates for FE organisations and apprenticeship framework
completion rates can be found in Statistical First Releases published by
the Data Service. These can be found here:
www.thedataservice.org.uk/statistics
Further Information
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