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Workforce Skills - April 2015
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Qualifications (December 2014)
% of residents aged 16-64
| Area | % with NVQ 4+ | % with no qualifications | ||
| 2014 | Change (Dec 2009-2014) | 2014 | Change (2009-2014) | |
| Somerset | 33.3 | 6.8 | 5.8 | -2.6 |
| Mendip | 41.8 | 18.7 | 4.9 | -7.5 |
| Sedgemoor | 29.1 | 0.6 | 5.4 | -2.9 |
| South Somerset | 27.5 | 1.0 | 5.7 | -1.6 |
| Taunton Deane | 43.1 | 13.7 | 4.2 | -2.3 |
| West Somerset | 14.0 | -6.7 | 17.4 | 10.0 |
| Heart of the South West LEP | 33.6 | 6.2 | 5.4 | -2.9 |
| UK | 35.8 | 6.1 | 9.0 | -3.6 |
Source: Annual Population Survey, NOMIS 2015.
Somerset has a lower proportion of residents aged 16-64 qualified to NVQ4 or above than nationally (33.3% compared with 35.8%). This proportion has increased by 6.8% between 2009 and 2014. Within the County, Taunton Deane has the highest proportion of residents qualified to NVQ4+ (43.1%) and West Somerset has the lowest (14%).
Source: Annual Population Survey, NOMIS 2015
5.8% of Somerset residents aged 16-64 have no qualifications, a higher proportion than the Heart of the South West LEP area (5.4%) and less than the nationally (9%). Within Somerset, West Somerset has the highest proportion of residents with no qualifications (17.4%) and Taunton Deane has the lowest (4.2%).
Job-related training (Dec 2014)
% in employment who have recently received job-related training
| Area | Last 4 weeks | Last 13 weeks | ||
| 2014 | Change (2013-2014) | 2014 | Change (2013-2014) | |
| Somerset | 9.6 | -0.7 | 16.8 | -0.9 |
| HoSW LEP | 10.2 | 0.3 | 19 | -0.1 |
| UK | 9.6 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.0 |
Source: Annual Population Survey, NOMIS 2015
9.6% of employed people in Somerset have participated in job-related training in the last 4 weeks, compared to 10.2% across the LEP area.
Apprenticeships (2014)
Source: www.thedataservice.org.uk, 2015
The number of apprenticeships being undertaken across Somerset, England and the Heart of the South West LEP area has dropped. In 2013/14, 4190 apprenticeships were started in Somerset; a decrease of 18.6% on the previous year. Somerset had a larger decrease than England and the Heart of South West LEP area with 13.8% and 15.4% respectively.
Source: www.thedataservice.org.uk, 2015
The number of apprenticeship achievements has slowed in recent years. In 2013/2014, 2,690 apprenticeship achievements (or completions) were recorded in Somerset, an increase of 1.5% on the previous year.
Apprenticeship achievements in the Heart of the South West LEP area fell by 2.7% between 2013 and 2014.
Source: www.thedataservice.org.uk, 2015
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