Learning Network Analysis, 2010/11

The Learning Network Analysis bulletin provides data about post-16 learners (excluding learners at higher education institutions) in Wales at both a national and regional level. It is intended as a source of information to support national and local strategic planning and policy making within the post-16 education and training sector.

The information within this bulletin relates to Welsh-domiciled learners enrolled during the 2010/11 academic year at further education (FE) institutions, other training providers, local authority community learning providers and school sixth forms in Wales. The analysis also includes Welsh domiciled learners enrolled at further education institutions, other training providers and school sixth forms, located in England.

The data has been sourced from the Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR), Post-16 Pupil Level Annual Schools Census (PLASC) , the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) and the National Pupil Database (NPD).

The key points from the bulletin are:

• The total number of Welsh domiciled learners was 1.1 per cent lower in 2010/11 than in 2009/10 on a comparable cohort basis.
• In 2010/11 there were 295,900 learners domiciled in Wales and pursuing learning at a further education (FE) institution, other training provider, local authority community learning provider, school sixth form or provider located in England.
• 64 per cent of learners were enrolled at Welsh FE institutions (including their training subsidiaries), 14.5 per cent were enrolled at other training providers, 7.5 per cent were enrolled at local authority community learning providers, 10 per cent were enrolled at school sixth forms and 4 per cent were enrolled at English providers.
• Despite the decline in total learner numbers individual local authorities exhibited differing trends. Merthyr Tydfil continued to show an increase in learners with growth of 19 per cent over a two year period. However, the majority of local authorities showed a decrease in the number of resident learners with Carmarthenshire showing a drop of 10 per cent relative to the 2009/10 figures.
• Tables associated with this bulletin and containing a greater amount of detail are available on the StatsWales website at the following link.

Further information

StatsWales website.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 6556
E-mail: post16ed.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

May 2013 (provisional - to be confirmed on 'Due out Soon' page)