I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 to 197, inclusive, together.
The information sought by the Deputy in relation to the number of persons in apprenticeship programmes from 2011 to date is set out in the table.
Since May 2016 there has been over 4,000 new apprentices registered on apprenticeship programmes.
The latest available data for higher education enrolments is for the 2015/2016 academic year in which there were over 215,000 students enrolled on both part-time and full-time programmes. Currently, there are over 11,000 apprentices in training on various phases of their apprenticeship.
Apprentice Population 2011 - 2017
Population at end:
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017 to date
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Total
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8,328
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6,223
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5,711
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6,913
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8,317
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10,315
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11,273
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