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Written question asked by Earl of Leicester (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 February 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 March 2023. It was answered by Baroness Barran (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 March 2023 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Horticulture: Apprentices

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people (1) started, and (2) completed, an arborist apprenticeship for each year between 2017 and 2022.

Answer

Apprenticeship starts and achievements on the Arborist Apprenticeship Standard (ST0223) are shown in the below table.

Academic Year

Starts

Achievements

2017/18 Full Year

130

0

2018/19 Full Year

170

0

2019/20 Full Year

170

0

2020/21 Full Year

220

10

2021/22 Full Year

190

20

2022/23 (Aug to Oct)

140

Low

Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than five. This data has come from the Apprenticeships and Traineeships 2022/23 release, which can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/223f5602-9c34-4509-943f-08db08498a11.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5759
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Apprentices Horticulture
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk