14-19 Review

Further Education, Vocational Education and Training

S/NVQs and VRQs Learner Numbers

Registration and certification data (2006) for further education learners in the UK was obtained from the Awarding Bodies offering qualifications related to the Cogent footprint, i.e., Science and Engineering qualifications.

Science and engineering Further Education learner numbers: Registrations and certifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2006


Science and Engineering S/NVQs:

  • The largest number of entries and awards was Level 2

Science and Engineering VRQs:

  • The largest number of entries and awards was Level 3
Science and engineering Further Education learner numbers: Registrations and certifications in Scotland, 2006


Science and Engineering SVQs:

  • The largest number of entries and awards was Level 3

Science and Engineering VRQs:

  • The largest number of entries and awards was Level 3
Funded ‘Further Education’ Learner Provision


Funded ‘Further Education’ learner data refer to learner numbers per qualification, obtained from the agencies responsible for distributing funding in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This data is not available for Scotland, as funding is distributed by individual college.

Clearly the largest number of learners are studying Level 3 Science and Engineering NVQs, followed by Level 2 Science and Engineering NVQs.

Apprenticeships

With the support of employers, Cogent has developed Apprenticeship Frameworks for: Chemicals, Petroleum, Polymers, Signmaking and Nuclear industries. As well as the frameworks above, the Oil and Gas Upstream (OPITO Framework only) lies within the Cogent footprint.

Summary of Apprenticeship certifications per framework and level from 2003/03 to 2007/08
Framework Level 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07
Chemical Manufacturing and Processing L2 6 19 14 34 28
L3 105 72 91 71 50
Polymer Processing and Signmaking L2 31 20 47 44 43
L3 15 9 4 6 4
Oil and Gas Upstream (OPITO Framework only) L3 13 17 34 64 43