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Written question asked by David Evennett (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 October 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 21 October 2011. It was answered by John Hayes (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 November 2011 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Qualifications: Bexley

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many adults in the London borough of Bexley completed a (a) level 2 and (b) level 3 qualification in the last five years for which figures are available.
Answer

The following table shows the number of adults (aged 19+) achieving a Government-funded full level 2 and full level 3 qualification in Bexley local education authority from 2005/06 to 2009/10, the latest years for which final data are available.

Full level 2 and full level 3 achievements by adults (aged 19+) in Bexley local education authority, 2005/06 to 2009/10
Academic Full level 2 achievements Full level 3 achievements
2005/06 430 370
2006/07 700 440
2007/08 1,100 500
2008/09¹ 1,900 700
2009/10¹ 1,960 890
¹ Figures for 2008/09 onwards are not directly comparable to earlier years due to the introduction of demand led funding. More information on demand-led funding is available at:
http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/datadictionary/businessdefinitions/Demand+Led+Funding.htm
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
2. Age is based on age at the start of the academic year.
3. Geographic information is based upon the home postcode of the learner.
4. These data include Learner Responsive, Apprenticeships, Workplace Learning, Adult Safeguarded Learning and University for Industry funding streams. Learner Responsive provision includes General Further Education Colleges including Tertiary, Sixth Form Colleges, Special Colleges (Agricultural and Horticultural Colleges and Art and Design Colleges), Specialist Colleges and External Institutions.
5. These data include all Government-funded FE participation and achievement excluding schools and higher education.
Source:
Individualised Learner Record

Information on Further Education and Skills participation and achievement is published in a quarterly Statistical First Release (SFR). The latest SFR was published on 23 June 2011:"http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/statistics/statisticalfirstrelease/sfr_current"

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
76563; 536 c519-20W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Bexley Qualifications
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk