Apprentice numbers at Highlands college (FOI)Apprentice numbers at Highlands college (FOI)
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Request 693497207
I would like to verify what is happening with apprentice numbers at Highlands in three areas:
1. Electrical apprentices
2. All construction related apprentices
3. All apprenticeships
Could you provide figures for the last ten years please?
Response
The table below represents Highlands College apprenticeship numbers broken down as requested for the last 10 years.
| Apprenticeships | 2024-2025 | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 | 2019-2020 | 2018-2019 | 2017-2018 | 2016-2017 | 2015-2016 | 2014 -2015 |
| Electrical apprentices | 125 | 124 | 130 | 127 | 122 | 134 | 141 | 126 | 127 | 94 | 82 |
| All construction apprentices* | 126 | 135 | 136 | 130 | 128 | 136 | 139 | 128 | 123 | 112 | 103 |
| All apprentices** | 406 | 417 | 436 | 370
| 299 | 315 | 325 | 298 | 294 | 246 | 227
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| Higher Apprenticeships | 2024-2025 | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 | 2019-2020 | 2018-2019 | 2017-2018 | 2016-2017 | 2015-2016 | 2014-2015 |
| Construction (HNC/degree) | 20 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 36 | 21 |
| Civil Engineering (HNC/Degree)*** | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a
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*All Construction apprenticeships include - Plumbing, Carpentry, Brickwork, Built Environment and Painting & Decorating.
**All apprenticeships include - Construction Related (as above), and Electrical, Hair, Beauty, Youthwork, Early years, Culinary Arts, Fabrication & Welding and Automotive. Numbers prior to 2021-2022 may be missing some curriculum areas (Culinary Arts, Hair & Beauty, Early Years).
***The Civil Engineering (HNC/Degree) course did not start until the academic year 2018-2019.
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