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.

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Traineeship Data 
Publication date: 
26th June 2014  
 
 
Coverage: 
England 
 
Theme: Children, 
Education and 
Skills 
 
For further 
information 
contact: 
 
Service Desk 
servicedesk@sfa.
bis.gov.uk   
xx-xxxx-xxxx 
 
 
Lead 
Statistician: 
Paula Maratos 
paula.maratos@bis
.gsi.gov.uk 
xx-xxxx-xxxx 
 
Department for 
Business, 
Innovation and 
Skills, 
Level 2, 
1 Victoria Street, 
London, 
SW1H 0ET 
 
© Skills Funding 
Agency   2014 
1. This note is being published separately to the SFR entitled “Further 
Education & Skills: Learner Participation, Outcomes and Level of Highest 
Qualification Held”: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learner-
participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held. 
2. Further Education data are drawn from a funding system that does not 
provide a complete record of delivery until after the end of the academic year.  
In-year data is published in the interests of transparency and is subject to a 
varying degree of revision.  As a new programme, Traineeship1 data will be 
more incomplete than mature programmes. 
3. Users should note the issues below that may affect the reliability of this 
reported number, which may be a potential undercount. We hope to provide 
data, subject to quality, in the remaining in-year release before we publish final 
data for 2013/14 in the November 2014 Statistical First Release (SFR).   
4. Based on provisional Individualised Learner Record (ILR) data, providers 
reported 7,400 Traineeship starts in the first three quarters of the 2013/14 
academic year (August 2013 to April 2014). 
5. This figure does not provide a full picture of performance on the Traineeship 
programme to date for the following reasons: 
 
All provisional data for 2013/14 provide an early view of performance. 
Providers may not have reported all their information relating to this period 
and it is not possible to determine how incomplete the information is.  
 
All new programmes take time to develop over their first year. In 
addition, new reporting systems typically present issues in terms of 
completeness and accuracy as the sector adjusts to new funding and 
reporting rules.  Analysis of ILR data shows that there is potential for a larger 
undercount for Traineeships compared to other provision. 
 
Whilst analysis has shown that there are improvements in reporting of 
Traineeships across age and component aims in recent periods, breakdowns 
of the overall figure may present unreliable and misleading comparisons.  
We will look to provide such breakdowns once we have reliable estimates at 
that level. 
6. By the end of 2013/14, we expect FE reporting to provide a more complete 
picture especially for new programmes.  However, given user interest we are 
working with the sector to address any reporting issues as soon as possible. 
7. The next SFR will be in October 2014. 
 
                                                 
 
 
1 Traineeships were introduced from August 2013 for young people aged 16-23 (inclusive) funded by the 
Skills Funding Agency or Education Funding Agency. They provide work preparation training, maths and 
English and work experience needed to get an Apprenticeship or other job. 
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/traineeships-programme