Scottish Government

2004

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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SECTION ONE INTRODUCTION AND AIMS
SECTION TWO BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
2.1 OVERVIEW OF MODERN APPRENTICESHIPS IN SCOTLAND
2.2 REVIEW OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH
SECTION THREE METHODOLOGY
3.1 SAMPLING FRAMEWORK
3.2 METHODS
SECTION FOUR OVERVIEW OF EXISTING DATA
4.1 NOTES ON THE DATA
4.2 UPTAKE AND GROWTH
4.3 COMPLETION AND NON-COMPLETION
4.4 SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF APPRENTICES
4.5 TIME ON PROGRAMME
4.6 COMPARISON OF MA DATA WITH THOSE RELATING TO OTHER VOCATIONAL TRAINING
SECTION FIVE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLETION AND NON- COMPLETION
5.1 WORKPLACE CONTEXT
5.2 TRAINING PROVIDER INPUT
5.3 INDUCTION AND RECRUITMENT
5.4 QUALITY ISSUES
5.5 SECTORAL ISSUES AND FRAMEWORK ISSUES
5.6 FACTORS RELATING TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE
5.7 THE ROLE OF OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
SECTION SIX ACHIEVEMENTS AND DESTINATIONS OF NON-COMPLETERS
6.1 ACHIEVEMENTS
6.2 DESTINATIONS
SECTION SEVEN BENEFITS LOST AND GAINED IN CASES OF NON-COMPLETION
7.1 ROLE OF MAS IN MEETING BUSINESS NEEDS
7.2 FINANCIAL LOSS RELATED TO NON-COMPLETION
7.3 ROLE OF MAS IN HELPING CAREER PROGRESSION
7.4 LACK OF UNDERSTANDING/AWARENESS OF WHAT THE MA IS
7.5 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSES
SECTION EIGHT CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
8.1 IMPROVING COMPLETION RATES THROUGH ENHANCING THE TRAINING PROGRAMME
8.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1 STARTS IN ALL FRAMEWORKS IN SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE NETWORK AND HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE IN FINANCIAL YEARS ENDING MARCH 2001, MARCH 2002 AND MARCH 2003
TABLE 2 STARTS IN SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE NETWORK AND HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE IN 6 FRAMEWORKS IN FINANCIAL YEARS ENDING MARCH 2001, MARCH 2002 AND MARCH 2003
TABLE 3 LEAVERS IN ALL FRAMEWORKS, AND PERCENTAGE OF THESE LEAVERS THAT WERE COMPLETERS, IN SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE NETWORK IN FINANCIAL YEARS ENDING MARCH 2001, MARCH 2002 AND MARCH 2003
TABLE 4 LEAVERS IN 6 FRAMEWORKS, AND PERCENTAGE OF THESE LEAVERS THAT WERE COMPLETERS, IN SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE NETWORK IN FINANCIAL YEARS ENDING MARCH 2001, MARCH 2002 AND MARCH 2003
TABLE 5 PERCENTAGE OF MALE AND FEMALE TOTAL STARTS AND PERCENTAGE OF MALE AND FEMALE STARTS WHO DO NOT COMPLETE, FOR SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE NETWORK IN 6 FRAMEWORKS, WHO STARTED BETWEEN JANUARY 2000 AND JANUARY 2003
TABLE 6 PERCENTAGE OF MALE AND FEMALE TOTAL STARTS AND PERCENTAGE OF MALE AND FEMALE STARTS WHO DO NOT COMPLETE IN HIGHLANDS AND ISLAND ENTERPRISE NETWORK FOR 6 FRAMEWORKS, WHO STARTED BETWEEN JANUARY 2000 AND JANUARY 2003
TABLE 7 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF LEAVERS BY AGE AT START OF MA WHO LEFT ONE OF THE 6 FRAMEWORKS BETWEEN OCTOBER 2001 AND MARCH 2003 AS COMPLETER OR NON-COMPLETER
TABLE 8 ETHNICITY OF ALL STARTS BETWEEN JANUARY 2000 AND JANUARY 2003 IN SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE NETWORK, IN ALL FRAMEWORKS
TABLE 9 TIME TAKEN TO COMPLETE (TIME BETWEEN REGISTERED START DATE AND COMPLETION DATE) FOR ALL COMPLETERS BETWEEN OCTOBER 2001 AND MARCH 2003 IN THE 6 FRAMEWORKS IN FORTH VALLEY, GLASGOW AND GRAMPIAN LOCAL ENTERPRISE COMPANIES
TABLE 10 TIME SPENT ON MA PROGRAMME BY NON-COMPLETERS OF 6 FRAMEWORKS IN FORTH VALLEY, GLASGOW AND GRAMPIAN LOCAL ENTERPRISE COMPANIES, WHO LEFT BETWEEN OCTOBER 2001 AND MARCH 2003
TABLE 11 TIME SPENT ON MA PROGRAMME BY NON-COMPLETERS OF 6 FRAMEWORKS IN HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS NETWORK WHO LEFT BETWEEN APRIL 2000 AND MARCH 2003
TABLE 12 SVQ LEVEL 3 CERTIFICATIONS AND MA COMPLETIONS IN SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE NETWORK FOR 5 FRAMEWORKS IN FINANCIAL YEARS ENDING MARCH 2001, MARCH 2002 AND MARCH 2003
TABLE 13 PERCENTAGE OF NON-COMPLETERS WHO STARTED BETWEEN JANUARY 2000 AND JANUARY 2003 IN SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE NETWORK ON ALL FRAMEWORKS WHO ACHIEVED 0 MILESTONES, AT LEAST 1 MILESTONE, OR AT LEAST 50% OF MILESTONES BEFORE LEAVING MA
TABLE 14 PERCENTAGE OF NON-COMPLETERS WHO STARTED BETWEEN JANUARY 2000 AND JANUARY 2003 IN SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE NETWORK ON 6 FRAMEWORKS WHO ACHIEVED 0 MILESTONES, AT LEAST 1 MILESTONE, OR AT LEAST 50% OF MILESTONES BEFORE LEAVING MA, AND MOST COMMON NUMBER OF TOTAL MILESTONES ON PLAN
TABLE 15 PERCENTAGE OF NON-COMPLETERS WHO STARTED BETWEEN JANUARY 2000 AND JANUARY 2003 IN HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE, WHO LEFT WITH NO ACHIEVEMENT OR PART ACHIEVEMENT
TABLE 16 LEAVING CODES ATTRIBUTED TO ALL LEAVERS IN ALL FRAMEWORKS IN SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE NETWORK WHO LEFT BETWEEN OCTOBER 2001 AND MARCH 2003
TABLE 17 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF LEAVERS BETWEEN OCTOBER 2001 AND MARCH 2003, FOR EACH OF THE 6 FRAMEWORKS IN THE SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE NETWORK, BY LEAVING CODE
TABLE 18 LEAVING CODES ATTRIBUTED TO ALL LEAVERS IN 6 FRAMEWORKS IN HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE NETWORK WHO LEFT IN ONE OF THE FINANCIAL YEARS 2000-01, 2001-02 OR 2002-03