Skills Supply: Further Education This page shows the latest available data (2021/22) for further education (FE), which is education below degree level for people above school age.
Datasets used:
Total Achievements in FE
44.2k
Total Participation in FE
76.5k
Local Authority The following figures show data on Basic Skills, which consists of English and Maths up to GSCE level and basic digital skills. Participation represents anyone who took part on the course at any point during the year. Achievement represents anyone who gained a qualification during the year.
Local Authority Basic Skills Achievement to Participation Ratio Bradford 0.59 Calderdale 0.5 Kirklees 0.53 Leeds 0.64 Wakefield 0.47
Basic Skills Participation by Subject Area
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 Wakefield Leeds Kirklees Calderdale Bradford English Bradford: 3230 English Calderdale: 810 English Kirklees: 1600 English Leeds: 3590 English Wakefield: 1430 Maths Bradford: 3840 Maths Calderdale: 970 Maths Kirklees: 2380 Maths Leeds: 4150 Maths Wakefield: 1680 English as a second or other language Bradford: 1880 English as a second or other language Calderdale: 370 English as a second or other language Kirklees: 1200 English as a second or other language Leeds: 3360 English as a second or other language Wakefield: 540 Essential Digital Skills Bradford: 280 Essential Digital Skills Calderdale: 50 Essential Digital Skills Kirklees: 200 Essential Digital Skills Leeds: 200 Essential Digital Skills Wakefield: 70 English Maths English as a second or other language Essential Digital Skills Basic Skills Achievement by Subject Area
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 Wakefield Leeds Kirklees Calderdale Bradford English Bradford: 1580 English Calderdale: 320 English Kirklees: 640 English Leeds: 1710 English Wakefield: 530 Maths Bradford: 1710 Maths Calderdale: 310 Maths Kirklees: 1000 Maths Leeds: 1740 Maths Wakefield: 570 English as a second or other language Bradford: 1710 English as a second or other language Calderdale: 350 English as a second or other language Kirklees: 950 English as a second or other language Leeds: 3110 English as a second or other language Wakefield: 460 Essential Digital Skills Bradford: 140 Essential Digital Skills Calderdale: 30 Essential Digital Skills Kirklees: 110 Essential Digital Skills Leeds: 120 Essential Digital Skills Wakefield: 40 English Maths English as a second or other language Essential Digital Skills National Vocational Qulaification (NVQ) The NVQ is a work based qualification. In the figures below, 'enrolments' represent anyone who took part in the course during the year, while 'achievements' represent those that gained a qualification. There are breakdowns by gender, ethnicity, NVQ level and subject. NVQ level 1 is roughly equivalent to 3/4 GCSE grades D-G. NVQ level 4 is roughly equivalent to a Higher Education Certificate/BTEC.
NVQ Enrolments: Level and Gender Split
0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 Male Female Entry Female: 13628 Entry Male: 8692 1 Female: 9746 1 Male: 8386 2 Female: 17722 2 Male: 8710 3 Female: 4000 3 Male: 2604 4+ Female: 1356 4+ Male: 1018 Not Assigned Female: 1890 Not Assigned Male: 1610 Entry 1 2 3 4+ Not Assigned NVQ Achievements: Level and Gender Split
0 10000 20000 30000 40000 Male Female Entry Female: 11762 Entry Male: 7310 1 Female: 7806 1 Male: 6968 2 Female: 12948 2 Male: 6806 3 Female: 2730 3 Male: 1812 4+ Female: 1088 4+ Male: 976 Not Assigned Female: 1738 Not Assigned Male: 1366 Entry 1 2 3 4+ Not Assigned NVQ Enrolments: Level and Ethnicity Split
0 10000 20000 30000 40000 White Other Ethnic Group Not Provided Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Asian/ Asian British Entry Asian/ Asian British: 6690 Entry Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 3566 Entry Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group: 914 Entry Not Provided: 1062 Entry Other Ethnic Group: 4316 Entry White: 5772 1 Asian/ Asian British: 5304 1 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 1948 1 Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group: 962 1 Not Provided: 542 1 Other Ethnic Group: 1302 1 White: 8074 2 Asian/ Asian British: 5704 2 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 2414 2 Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group: 1170 2 Not Provided: 544 2 Other Ethnic Group: 1044 2 White: 15556 3 Asian/ Asian British: 1262 3 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 734 3 Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group: 494 3 Not Provided: 426 3 Other Ethnic Group: 378 3 White: 3310 4+ Asian/ Asian British: 360 4+ Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 320 4+ Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group: 336 4+ Not Provided: 320 4+ Other Ethnic Group: 320 4+ White: 718 Not Assigned Asian/ Asian British: 836 Not Assigned Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 438 Not Assigned Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group: 370 Not Assigned Not Provided: 336 Not Assigned Other Ethnic Group: 400 Not Assigned White: 1120 Entry 1 2 3 4+ Not Assigned NVQ Achievements: Level and Ethnicity Split
0 10000 20000 30000 White Other Ethnic Group Not Provided Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Asian/ Asian British Entry Asian/ Asian British: 5702 Entry Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 3128 Entry Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group: 818 Entry Not Provided: 974 Entry Other Ethnic Group: 3770 Entry White: 4680 1 Asian/ Asian British: 4150 1 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 1576 1 Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group: 802 1 Not Provided: 494 1 Other Ethnic Group: 1080 1 White: 6672 2 Asian/ Asian British: 4146 2 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 1926 2 Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group: 910 2 Not Provided: 418 2 Other Ethnic Group: 864 2 White: 11490 3 Asian/ Asian British: 874 3 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 564 3 Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group: 402 3 Not Provided: 336 3 Other Ethnic Group: 328 3 White: 2038 4+ Asian/ Asian British: 344 4+ Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 320 4+ Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group: 320 4+ Not Provided: 320 4+ Other Ethnic Group: 320 4+ White: 440 Not Assigned Asian/ Asian British: 708 Not Assigned Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 420 Not Assigned Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group: 346 Not Assigned Not Provided: 336 Not Assigned Other Ethnic Group: 384 Not Assigned White: 910 Entry 1 2 3 4+ Not Assigned NVQ Enrolments: Subject and Ethnicity Split
0 10000 20000 30000 40000 Social Sciences Science and Mathematics Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Education and Training Construction, Planning and the Built Environment Business, Administration and Law Arts, Media and Publishing Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care Retail and Commercial Enterprise Preparation for Life and Work Not Applicable/ Not Known Leisure, Travel and Tourism Languages, Literature and Culture Information and Communication Technology History, Philosophy and Theology Health, Public Services and Care Asian/Asian British Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care: 136 Asian/Asian British Arts, Media and Publishing: 536 Asian/Asian British Business, Administration and Law: 706 Asian/Asian British Construction, Planning and the Built Environment: 466 Asian/Asian British Education and Training: 758 Asian/Asian British Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies: 414 Asian/Asian British Health, Public Services and Care: 3158 Asian/Asian British History, Philosophy and Theology: 120 Asian/Asian British Information and Communication Technology: 1506 Asian/Asian British Languages, Literature and Culture: 564 Asian/Asian British Leisure, Travel and Tourism: 256 Asian/Asian British Not Applicable/ Not Known: 252 Asian/Asian British Preparation for Life and Work: 9308 Asian/Asian British Retail and Commercial Enterprise: 1036 Asian/Asian British Science and Mathematics: 786 Asian/Asian British Social Sciences: 154 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care: 120 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Arts, Media and Publishing: 152 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Business, Administration and Law: 334 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Construction, Planning and the Built Environment: 274 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Education and Training: 224 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies: 286 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Health, Public Services and Care: 916 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British History, Philosophy and Theology: 120 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Information and Communication Technology: 480 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Languages, Literature and Culture: 542 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Leisure, Travel and Tourism: 212 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Not Applicable/ Not Known: 128 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Preparation for Life and Work: 4566 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Retail and Commercial Enterprise: 358 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Science and Mathematics: 588 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Social Sciences: 120 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care: 120 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Arts, Media and Publishing: 144 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Business, Administration and Law: 224 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Construction, Planning and the Built Environment: 216 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Education and Training: 170 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies: 202 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Health, Public Services and Care: 528 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group History, Philosophy and Theology: 120 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Information and Communication Technology: 250 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Languages, Literature and Culture: 180 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Leisure, Travel and Tourism: 168 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Not Applicable/ Not Known: 136 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Preparation for Life and Work: 1182 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Retail and Commercial Enterprise: 270 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Science and Mathematics: 216 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Social Sciences: 120 Not Provided Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care: 120 Not Provided Arts, Media and Publishing: 120 Not Provided Business, Administration and Law: 120 Not Provided Construction, Planning and the Built Environment: 136 Not Provided Education and Training: 136 Not Provided Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies: 146 Not Provided Health, Public Services and Care: 186 Not Provided History, Philosophy and Theology: 120 Not Provided Information and Communication Technology: 160 Not Provided Languages, Literature and Culture: 170 Not Provided Leisure, Travel and Tourism: 202 Not Provided Not Applicable/ Not Known: 120 Not Provided Preparation for Life and Work: 1036 Not Provided Retail and Commercial Enterprise: 168 Not Provided Science and Mathematics: 170 Not Provided Social Sciences: 120 Other Ethnic Group Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care: 120 Other Ethnic Group Arts, Media and Publishing: 136 Other Ethnic Group Business, Administration and Law: 202 Other Ethnic Group Construction, Planning and the Built Environment: 172 Other Ethnic Group Education and Training: 190 Other Ethnic Group Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies: 136 Other Ethnic Group Health, Public Services and Care: 404 Other Ethnic Group History, Philosophy and Theology: 120 Other Ethnic Group Information and Communication Technology: 466 Other Ethnic Group Languages, Literature and Culture: 274 Other Ethnic Group Leisure, Travel and Tourism: 128 Other Ethnic Group Not Applicable/ Not Known: 128 Other Ethnic Group Preparation for Life and Work: 4712 Other Ethnic Group Retail and Commercial Enterprise: 198 Other Ethnic Group Science and Mathematics: 254 Other Ethnic Group Social Sciences: 120 White Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care: 606 White Arts, Media and Publishing: 864 White Business, Administration and Law: 2112 White Construction, Planning and the Built Environment: 1682 White Education and Training: 1238 White Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies: 1174 White Health, Public Services and Care: 8840 White History, Philosophy and Theology: 146 White Information and Communication Technology: 1916 White Languages, Literature and Culture: 840 White Leisure, Travel and Tourism: 646 White Not Applicable/ Not Known: 272 White Preparation for Life and Work: 10258 White Retail and Commercial Enterprise: 2742 White Science and Mathematics: 1044 White Social Sciences: 170 Asian/Asian British Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Not Provided Other Ethnic Group White NVQ Achievements: Subject and Ethnicity Split
0 10000 20000 30000 Social Sciences Science and Mathematics Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Education and Training Construction, Planning and the Built Environment Business, Administration and Law Arts, Media and Publishing Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care Retail and Commercial Enterprise Preparation for Life and Work Not Applicable/ Not Known Leisure, Travel and Tourism Languages, Literature and Culture Information and Communication Technology History, Philosophy and Theology Health, Public Services and Care Asian/Asian British Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care: 128 Asian/Asian British Arts, Media and Publishing: 402 Asian/Asian British Business, Administration and Law: 502 Asian/Asian British Construction, Planning and the Built Environment: 368 Asian/Asian British Education and Training: 632 Asian/Asian British Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies: 376 Asian/Asian British Health, Public Services and Care: 2486 Asian/Asian British History, Philosophy and Theology: 120 Asian/Asian British Information and Communication Technology: 1098 Asian/Asian British Languages, Literature and Culture: 468 Asian/Asian British Leisure, Travel and Tourism: 218 Asian/Asian British Not Applicable/ Not Known: 182 Asian/Asian British Preparation for Life and Work: 7388 Asian/Asian British Retail and Commercial Enterprise: 846 Asian/Asian British Science and Mathematics: 582 Asian/Asian British Social Sciences: 128 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care: 120 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Arts, Media and Publishing: 144 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Business, Administration and Law: 258 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Construction, Planning and the Built Environment: 256 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Education and Training: 198 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies: 248 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Health, Public Services and Care: 688 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British History, Philosophy and Theology: 120 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Information and Communication Technology: 374 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Languages, Literature and Culture: 482 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Leisure, Travel and Tourism: 188 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Not Applicable/ Not Known: 120 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Preparation for Life and Work: 3808 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Retail and Commercial Enterprise: 320 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Science and Mathematics: 490 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Social Sciences: 120 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care: 120 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Arts, Media and Publishing: 136 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Business, Administration and Law: 168 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Construction, Planning and the Built Environment: 190 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Education and Training: 144 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies: 202 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Health, Public Services and Care: 396 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group History, Philosophy and Theology: 120 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Information and Communication Technology: 196 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Languages, Literature and Culture: 162 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Leisure, Travel and Tourism: 152 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Not Applicable/ Not Known: 120 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Preparation for Life and Work: 948 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Retail and Commercial Enterprise: 254 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Science and Mathematics: 170 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Social Sciences: 120 Not Provided Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care: 120 Not Provided Arts, Media and Publishing: 120 Not Provided Business, Administration and Law: 120 Not Provided Construction, Planning and the Built Environment: 136 Not Provided Education and Training: 128 Not Provided Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies: 138 Not Provided Health, Public Services and Care: 152 Not Provided History, Philosophy and Theology: 120 Not Provided Information and Communication Technology: 152 Not Provided Languages, Literature and Culture: 144 Not Provided Leisure, Travel and Tourism: 128 Not Provided Not Applicable/ Not Known: 120 Not Provided Preparation for Life and Work: 892 Not Provided Retail and Commercial Enterprise: 152 Not Provided Science and Mathematics: 136 Not Provided Social Sciences: 120 Other Ethnic Group Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care: 120 Other Ethnic Group Arts, Media and Publishing: 128 Other Ethnic Group Business, Administration and Law: 160 Other Ethnic Group Construction, Planning and the Built Environment: 172 Other Ethnic Group Education and Training: 180 Other Ethnic Group Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies: 128 Other Ethnic Group Health, Public Services and Care: 312 Other Ethnic Group History, Philosophy and Theology: 120 Other Ethnic Group Information and Communication Technology: 374 Other Ethnic Group Languages, Literature and Culture: 234 Other Ethnic Group Leisure, Travel and Tourism: 128 Other Ethnic Group Not Applicable/ Not Known: 120 Other Ethnic Group Preparation for Life and Work: 4036 Other Ethnic Group Retail and Commercial Enterprise: 178 Other Ethnic Group Science and Mathematics: 236 Other Ethnic Group Social Sciences: 120 White Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care: 454 White Arts, Media and Publishing: 704 White Business, Administration and Law: 1492 White Construction, Planning and the Built Environment: 1408 White Education and Training: 972 White Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies: 872 White Health, Public Services and Care: 6364 White History, Philosophy and Theology: 136 White Information and Communication Technology: 1462 White Languages, Literature and Culture: 672 White Leisure, Travel and Tourism: 510 White Not Applicable/ Not Known: 178 White Preparation for Life and Work: 7858 White Retail and Commercial Enterprise: 2198 White Science and Mathematics: 798 White Social Sciences: 152 Asian/Asian British Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Not Provided Other Ethnic Group White Enrolments Tree Map In the treemap below, the area of each rectangle represents the number of enrolments in each subject. Preparation for Life and Work had 31062 enrolments Preparation for Life and Work
Health, Public Services and Care had 14032 enrolments Health, Public Services and Care
Information and Communication Technology had 4778 enrolments Information and Communication Technology
Retail and Commercial Enterprise had 4772 enrolments Retail and Commercial Enterprise
Business, Administration and Law had 3698 enrolments Business, Administration and Law
Science and Mathematics had 3058 enrolments Science and Mathematics
Construction, Planning and the Built Environment had 2946 enrolments Construction, Planning and the Built Environment
Education and Training had 2716 enrolments Education and Training
Languages, Literature and Culture had 2570 enrolments Languages, Literature and Culture
Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies had 2358 enrolments Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies
Arts, Media and Publishing had 1952 enrolments Arts, Media and Publishing
Leisure, Travel and Tourism had 1612 enrolments Leisure, Travel and Tourism
Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care had 1222 enrolments Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care
Not Applicable/ Not Known had 1036 enrolments Not Applicable/ Not Known
Social Sciences had 804 enrolments Social Sciences
History, Philosophy and Theology had 746 enrolments History, Philosophy and Theology
Apprenticeships Shown below is the apprenticeship level of study for different age groups. The levels are approximately:
Intermediate: Level 2 Advanced: Level 3 Higher: Level 4/5 Apprenticeship Participations: Level and Age Split
0 10000 15000 20000 5000 Apprenticeships: Intermediate Apprenticeships: Higher Apprenticeships: Advanced 19-24 Apprenticeships: Advanced: 5960 19-24 Apprenticeships: Higher: 3060 19-24 Apprenticeships: Intermediate: 2580 25+ Apprenticeships: Advanced: 6020 25+ Apprenticeships: Higher: 7140 25+ Apprenticeships: Intermediate: 2620 Under 19 Apprenticeships: Advanced: 3080 Under 19 Apprenticeships: Higher: 280 Under 19 Apprenticeships: Intermediate: 3120 19-24 25+ Under 19 Apprenticeship Achievements: Level and Age Split
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 Apprenticeships: Intermediate Apprenticeships: Higher Apprenticeships: Advanced 19-24 Apprenticeships: Advanced: 1090 19-24 Apprenticeships: Higher: 460 19-24 Apprenticeships: Intermediate: 570 25+ Apprenticeships: Advanced: 1200 25+ Apprenticeships: Higher: 1020 25+ Apprenticeships: Intermediate: 560 Under 19 Apprenticeships: Advanced: 760 Under 19 Apprenticeships: Higher: 70 Under 19 Apprenticeships: Intermediate: 770 19-24 25+ Under 19