Workforce Skills - June 2016

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Qualifications (December 2015)

% of residents aged 16-64

Source: Annual Population Survey, NOMIS 2016 (*Data unavailable due to small sample size).

Somerset has a lower proportion of residents aged 16-64 qualified to NVQ4 or above than nationally (35.9% compared with 36.9%).

Within the County, Taunton Deane has the highest proportion of residents qualified to NVQ4+ (44.3%) and Sedgemoor has the lowest (28.1%).

Source: Annual Population Survey, NOMIS 2016

5% of Somerset residents aged 16-64 have no qualifications, lower than the Heart of the South West LEP area (5.3%) and lower than national (8.8%). Somerset’s proportion of unqualified residents has been steadily decreasing over several years but showed an increase between 2012 and 2013 (from 4.5% to 5.9%).  Within Somerset, West Somerset has the highest proportion of residents with no qualifications (8.8%) and Taunton Deane has the lowest (2.8%).

Job-related training (Dec 2015)

% in employment who have recently received job-related training

Source: Annual Population Survey, NOMIS 2016

Participation in job related training has increased slightly in Somerset and across the LEP area between 2014 and 2015.

However, levels of job related training has decreased slightly across UK.

Apprenticeships (2015)

Note: 2015/16 data August to January (not a full year) Source: www.thedataservice.org.uk, 2016

The number of apprenticeships being undertaken across Somerset, England and the Heart of the South West LEP area has increased since 2013/14.  In 2014/15, 4890 apprenticeships were started in Somerset, an increase of 16.7% on the previous year.  Somerset had the largest rise compared to England and the Heart of South West LEP area which had a rise of 13.7% and 12.7% respectively.

Source: www.thedataservice.org.uk, 2016

The number of apprenticeship achievements has slowed in recent years. In 2014/2015, 2,640 apprenticeship achievements (or completions) were recorded in Somerset, a fall of 1.9% on the previous year.

Apprenticeship achievements in the Heart of the South West LEP area and England, increased by 5.9% and 1.9% in 2014/2015 respectively.

Source: www.thedataservice.org.uk, 2016