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The following tables categorise the apprenticeship courses into the subject types, the closest approximation available to Industry Sectors. The figures for 2001/02 to 2003/04 are described in terms of areas of learning, the classification used by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) during that period. In 2004/05 the LSC adopted a new classification created by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) in order to harmonise the categorisation of qualifications across relevant education agencies and bodies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Figures for 2003/04 are shown recalculated in terms of the new Subject Sector Area (SSA) classification, while figures for 2004/05 are exclusively categorised in terms of SSAs.

Note, figures are suppressed where for a particular subject type less than 50 learners finished a course in that year, in line with LSC reporting standards covering both statistical disclosure rules designed to protect learner confidentiality, and also due to the inherent volatility of statistics based on very small numbers of learners.

The following table D shows success rates for apprenticeships at level 2 broken down by area of learning for 2001/02 to 2003/04, table E shows equivalent figures for advanced apprenticeships:

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Table D—success rates for apprenticeships at level 2 broken down by area of learning
Percentage
Area of learning	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04
Science and Mathematics	*	*	*
Land based provision	26	32	36
Construction	24	18	25
Engineering, Technology and Manufacturing	19	24	30
Business administration, Management and Professional	26	31	40
Information and Communication Technology	46	46	52
Retailing, Customer Service and Transportation	19	22	30
Hospitality, Sports, Leisure and Travel	19	19	26
Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy	26	30	36
Health, Social Care and Public Services	15	15	17
Visual and Performing Arts and Media	22	21	28
Humanities	*	*	*
Not Known	*	*	*
National total	22	24	30

Table E—success rates for advanced apprenticeships broken down by area of learning
Percentage
Area of learning	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04
Science and Mathematics	36	*	*
Land based provision	24	29	39
Construction	38	30	27
Engineering, Technology and Manufacturing	35	45	43
Business administration, Management and Professional	25	31	35
Information and Communication Technology	31	42	50
Retailing, Customer Service and Transportation	16	20	24
Hospitality, Sports, Leisure and Travel	19	24	22
Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy	22	31	35
Health, Social Care and Public Services	22	26	24
Visual and Performing Arts and Media	31	35	35
Humanities	*	*	*
Not Known	*	*	*
National total	26	32	32

The following table F show success rates for apprenticeships at level 2 broken down into sector subject areas for 2003/04 to 2004/05; equivalent figures for advanced apprenticeships are shown in table G:

Table F—success rates for apprenticeships at level 2 broken down by SSA
Percentage
Sector subject area	2003/04	2004/05
Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care	36	43
Arts, Media and Publishing	31	24
Business, Administration and Law	37	47
Construction, Planning and the Built Environment	25	40
Education and Training	*	*
Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies	30	43
Health, Public Services and Care	16	32
History, Philosophy and Theology	*	*
Information and Communication Technology	51	50
Languages, Literature and Culture	*	*
Leisure, Travel and Tourism	26	35
Preparation for Life and Work	*	*
Retail and Commercial Enterprise	29	40
Science and Mathematics	*	*
Social Sciences	*	*
Not known	57	8
National total	30	40

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Table G—success rates for advanced apprenticeships broken down by SSA
Percentage
Sector subject area	2003/04	2004/05
Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care	40	39
Arts, Media and Publishing	35	36
Business, Administration and Law	31	42
Construction, Planning and the Built Environment	39	46
Education and Training	*	*
Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies	38	46
Health, Public Services and Care	24	22
History, Philosophy and Theology	*	*
Information and Communication Technology	49	56
Languages, Literature and Culture	*	*
Leisure, Travel and Tourism	38	28
Preparation for Life and Work	20	15
Retail and Commercial Enterprise	21	24
Science and Mathematics	*	53
Social Sciences	*	*
Not known	*	6
National total	32	38

Carbon Emissions

Anne Main: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when his Department began to measure its carbon emissions; what the volume of those emissions was in the last period for which figures are available; when his Department started to offset those emissions; what the cost is expected to be of offsetting his Department’s emissions in 2006-07; and if he will make a statement. [116399]

Mr. Dhanda: DFES first measured carbon emissions in 1999/2000 within its headquarters use of utilities as part of a DEFRA Energy return. Carbon emissions for business vehicle use were first measured in 2002/03 as part of the Sustainable Development in Government return. Carbon emissions for official and ministerial air travel were first measured in 2004/05.

DFES carbon emissions for 2004/05 are available for:

(a) Headquarters office estate utilities—2,730,107 kg’s;

(b) Headquarters business use vehicles—204,244 kg’s; and

(c) DfES Official and Ministerial air travel—147,994 kg’s

DFES started to offset its carbon emissions on official and ministerial air travel in April 2006.

DFES expects its first years’ contribution for April 2006 to March 2007 to the official and ministerial air travel carbon offsetting fund, to cost £2,960.

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