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Dept for Education and Employment

Answer

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many modern apprenticeship and advanced modern apprenticeship starts there were in the (a) City of Newcastle upon Tyne and (b) Newcastle upon Tyne, Central constituency in each financial year from 1996-97 to the most recent date in 2000-01 for which figures are available. [157103] Mr. Wicks: [holding answer 9 April 2001]: Since 1 April 1996, we know of 3,475 starts on Modern Apprenticeships in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne local authority district and 978 in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central parliamentary constituency as at 30 November 2000. Broken down by financial year these are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year Foundation modern Advanced modern Total apprenticeships{ 1} apprenticeships{ 2} Newcastle upon Tyne local authority district 1996-97 {3}-- 357 357 1997-98 3 482 485 1998-99 140 392 532 1999-2000 749 483 1,232 2000-01{4} 559 310 869 Total 1,451 2,024 3,475 Newcastle upon Tyne Central parliamentary constituency 1996-97 {3}-- 85 85 1997-98 1 149 150 1998-99 39 99 138 1999-2000 218 134 352 2000-01{4} 170 83 253 Total 428 550 978 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Foundation Modern Apprenticeships, formerly known as National Traineeships, were introduced nationally in September 1997. {2} Advanced Modern Apprenticeships, formerly known as Modern Apprenticeships, were introduced nationally in September 1995. {3} Not applicable. {4} April to November. Source: WBTYP trainee database.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

367 c119W; 157103

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Apprentices Newcastle upon Tyne Training Modern apprenticeships

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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