Apprenticeships and Work Based Learners – Achievement (2024-25 Year-End)

Outcomes for Apprentices

Overall achievement rate – all Apprenticeships

Bar chart showing the overall achievement rate of apprentices

Intermediate Apprenticeships

Bar chart showing the achievement rate of intermediate apprentices

Higher Apprenticeships

Bar chart showing the achievement rate of higher apprentices

Advanced Apprenticeships

Bar chart showing the achievement rate of advanced apprentices

Overall achievement rates for Apprenticeships have remained on par with the previous year at 61.2%. The performance of Apprenticeships across the different levels remains in line with performance in the previous year.

Retention is the biggest factor affecting achievement rates. Most commonly due to changes in employment status. The top three reasons for withdrawal are: ‘Personal: I gained employment/job change’, ‘Loss of job/Unemployed’ and ‘Redundancy (with official employer evidence).’ Even removing these apprentices from data shows the significant impact on achievement (increasing achievement by +11.7% overall).

For those apprentices who do remain on programme, their pass rate is extremely high, at 97.5%.

Age Group Achievement

Aged 16-18 – all levels

Bar chart showing the achievement rate of 16 to 18 year old apprentices

Aged 19-23 – all levels

Bar chart showing the achievement rate of 19 to 23 year old apprentices

Aged 24+ – all levels

Bar chart showing the achievement rate of 24 plus year old apprentices

Analysis by age group shows there has been an improvement in 16-18 of an increase of 5.5%, 19-23 shows a decrease of 3.5% and, 24+ age group also shows a decrease of 6% compared to previous year.