Apprenticeship Programmes 2022/23

This report combines information on ApprenticeshipsNI and Higher Level Apprenticeships (HLAs) delivered in Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE).


1. Starts

Figure 1.1: 6,240 new starts on Apprenticeship programmes in 2022/23

Apprenticeship programme starts for AppsNI, HLAs FE and HLAs HE in 2022/23 This shows a circle with 5,096 AppsNI starts, plus a circle with 845 HLA FE starts, plus a circle with 300 HLA HE starts which is equal to 6,240 Apprenticeship starts.

Figure 1.2: New starts on Apprenticeships at Level 2 outnumber Level 3 and above

Number of Apprenticeships starts by Level, 2022/23


2. Participants

Figure 2.1: 13,075 Apprenticeship participants in 2022/23

Apprenticeship programme participants for AppsNI, HLAs FE and HLAs HE in 2022/23 This shows a circle with 10,764 AppsNI participants, plus a circle with 1,530 HLA FE participants, plus a circle with 780 HLA HE participants which is equal to 13,075 Apprenticeship participants.

Figure 2.2: Mid Ulster tops Apprenticeship rates relative to population

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Apprenticeship programme participant rate per 100,000 people age 16 – 64 years, 2022/23

Map data

Apprenticeship programme participant rate per 100,000 people age 16 – 64 years, 2022/23
Local Government District Participant Rates per 100,000
Antrim and Newtownabbey 1,006
Ards and North Down 829
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 1,154
Belfast 636
Causeway Coast and Glens 1,137
Derry City and Strabane 1,409
Fermanagh and Omagh 1,624
Lisburn and Castlereagh 748
Mid and East Antrim 1,086
Mid Ulster 1,717
Newry, Mourne and Down 1,307

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Figure 2.3: Apprenticeship programme participant rate per 100,000 people age 16 – 64 years, 2022/23

Figure 2.4: Males made up over three-quarters of Apprenticeships in 2022/23

Apprenticeship participants by sex, 2022/23

This infographic shows that 76% of apprenticeship participants were male, while 24% were female.

Figure 2.5: ApprenticeshipsNI have the lowest female representation

Apprenticeship participants by programme and sex, 2022/23

Table 2.6: Top five subject areas for each Apprenticeship programme

ApprenticeshipsNI
ApprenticeshipsNI participants by the five most popular subject areas, 2022/23
Subject Occupancy
Electrotechnical 1,917
Food and Drink 1,198
Construction 1,042
Engineering 1,005
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair 836
HLAs in FE
HLA in FE participants by the five most popular subject areas, 2022/23
Subject Participants
Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies 555
Business, Administration and Law 300
Information and Communication Technology 245
Construction, Planning and the Built Environment 230
Health, Public Services and Care 100
HLAs in HE
HLA in HE participants by the five most popular subject areas, 2022/23
Subject Participants
Business and Management 340
Computing 185
Engineering and Technology 130
Architecture, Building and Planning 90
Physical Sciences 30


3. Notes

The three apprenticeship programmes reported on are:

  1. ApprenticeshipsNI: Level 2, Level 2/3 and Level 3. Source: Trainee and Apprentice Management System. Unrounded data.

  2. Higher Level Apprenticeships in Further Education: Level 4, Level 5, Level 6 and Level 7. Source: FE College Learner Management System (Consolidated data return) and CAFRE: College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise. Rounded data.

  3. Higher Level Apprenticeships in Higher Education: Level 6 and Level 7. Source: Higher Education Statistical Agency (HESA). Rounded data.

  • Rounding

    Higher Level Apprenticeship data are rounded to the nearest 5, with values of 0, 1 or 2 rounded down to 0 for this publication.

    The aggregated total - derived from three apprenticeship publication sources - has been calculated using unrounded data and then rounded to the nearest 5.

  • 2023 mid-year population estimates for Northern Ireland have been used to create a rate per 100,000 population, aged 16 to 64 years.

  • Starts refer to the number of students who are in the first year of an apprenticeship programme.

  • The number of participants on ApprenticeshipsNI is termed occupancy and relates to those on programme at 31st October 2022. Higher Level Apprenticeship participants refer to the number of students who were on an HLA programme in 2022/23.

  • Geography is based on the home postcode of the student and includes only records with valid Northern Ireland postcodes.

  • The apprenticeship programmes reported on in this publication are supported through government funding.