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Train to Gain Programme: Greater London

Answer

The following table shows the number of Train to Gain starts in Bethnal Green and Bow parliamentary constituency, Tower Hamlets local authority and London Government office region from 2005/06 to 2008/09, the latest academic year for which we have full-year figures. The Train to Gain programme started in April 2006.

Train to Gain starts by geography, 2005/06 to 2008/09
	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08	2008/09¹
	April 2006 to August 2006	Full year	Full year	Full year
Bethnal Green and Bow parliamentary constituency	40	380	850	1,700
Tower Hamlets local authority	100	800	1,700	3,300
London Government office region	1,900	24,700	51,400	94,600
¹ Figures for 2008/09 are not comparable with earlier years as in 2008/09 NVQs delivered in the workplace previously funded by FE are now funded by Train to Gain. There were 181,000 starts in NVQs delivered in the workplace in 2007/08.
Notes:
1. Figures by parliamentary constituency are rounded to the nearest 10. All other figures are rounded to the nearest 100.
2. Data for NVQs delivered in the workplace by FE organisations are included in the figures for 2008/09 onwards.
3. Figures are based upon the home postcode of the learner and on constituency boundaries which came in to effect in May 2010.
Source:
Individualised Learner Record

Information on the number of Train to Gain starts and achievements is published in a quarterly statistical first release (SFR). The latest SFR was published on 24 June:"http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/statistics/statisticalfirstrelease/sfr_current/"Supplementary table 7 shows Train to Gain starts and achievements by parliamentary constituency, local authority and Government office region.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

20880; 517 c759W

Session

2010-12

Subjects

Greater London Train to gain programme

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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