Advanced Learner Loan spend by Local Authority (£)
41% was accounted for by learners living within Birmingham, 13% in Sandwell, 11% in both Dudley and Coventry, 10% in Wolverhampton, 9% in Walsall and 4% Solihull.
Advanced Learner Loan spend by LEP area (£)
45% was accounted for by learners living within Birmingham and Solihull LEP area, 43% within the Black Country LEP and 11% within Coventry and Warwickshire LEP area.
Advanced Learner Loan spend by Level (£)
93% related to Level 3 enrolments with the remainder at Level 4 and Level 5.
Advanced Learner Loan spend by sector (Top 15 sectors) (£)
23% of this spend relates to Health and Social Care, 11% to Building and Construction and 9% to Engineering.
Advanced Learner Loan spend by employment status upon enrolment (£)
38% was accounted for by unemployed learners, a further 14% by learners out of work but not looking for work with nearly half of learners in paid employment.
Advanced Learner Loan spend in relation to unemployed by age (£)
Of the £3.4 million spend relating to unemployed learners, 66% was accounted for by those aged 24+