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Institutes of Technology

Answer

The collaborative approach between further education, higher education and employers developed by Institutes of Technology (IoTs) is valued. The department will be working with the sector as we develop our strategy for post-16 education and skills.

Information on the number of students that took higher technical education courses (those at, or above, level 4) at IoTs are set out in the table below.

Academic Year*	Level 4+ learners	Background
2018/19	0	The first IoT opened in September 2019 therefore no learners were recorded in annual year 2018/19
2019/20	916	Based on 6 IoTs open to learners
2020/21	1901	Based on 8 IoTs open to learners
2021/22	3089	Based on 11 IoTs open to learners
2022/23	4512	Based on 15 IoTs open to learners
2023/24	6381	Based on 19 IoTs open to learners (This data is incomplete as the Higher Education Statistic Agency data will not be available until April 2025.)

*The department changed the way the data was collected and presented from 2021/22 academic year. The figures for 2019/20 and 2020/21 academic years are for learner starts at levels 4 and 5. The figures for 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 academic years are for learner cohorts for level 4+ (including level 6 and above).

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

21586

Session

2024-26

Grouped for answer

Yes

Subjects

Institutes of technology

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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