National Comparators for Further Education and Work-Based Learning, 2007/08

Statistics on learner outcomes at FE institutions and WBL providers include data for Wales for the period 2007/08. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 17 July 2008.

The key points from the latest release are:

• There were improvements, at a sector level, in all measures of learner outcomes between 2006/07 and 2007/08. There remains variation in rates across subject areas.
• The overall learning activity success rate for FE in 2007/08 was 67 per cent, i.e two-thirds of activities were successfully completed and attained.
• WBL framework success rates were 63 per cent and 68 per cent in Modern Apprenticeship (MA) and Foundation Modern Apprenticeship (FMA) programmes respectively.

Contact

Tel: 029 2092 6025
E-mail: post16ed.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

May 2010 (Provisional - to be confirmed on the Due Out Soon page)