Adult Inclusion Data (2.3)
Gender (2.3.1)
Across all locations and funding types, female learners outstrip male learners by nearly 2:1 in 2021/22, females made up 64% of learners and this rose to 77% when looking at Advanced Learner Loan funded learning alone.
Funding Category All CWM | 2019/20 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2021/22 |
F | M | F | M | F | M | |
Adult Education Budget | 29,302 | 15,626 | 27,731 | 14,824 | 27,843 | 16,150 |
Advanced Learner Loans | 2,682 | 1,341 | 2,418 | 918 | 1,834 | 560 |
Free Courses For Jobs | 0 | 0 | 214 | 35 | 731 | 404 |
31,984 | 16,967 | 30,363 | 15,777 | 30,408 | 17,114 |
Sex of CWM learners by funding type – volumes
Funding Category | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |||
F | M | F | M | F | M | |
Adult Education Budget | 65% | 35% | 65% | 35% | 63% | 37% |
Advanced Learner Loans | 67% | 33% | 72% | 28% | 77% | 23% |
Free Courses For Jobs | 86% | 14% | 64% | 36% |
Sex of CWM learners by funding type – proportions
AEB and ALL | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |||
F | M | F | M | F | M | |
01. Health, Nursing and Social Care | 88% | 12% | 86% | 14% | 82% | 18% |
02. Public Services | 18% | 82% | 14% | 86% | 18% | 82% |
03. Child Development and Well Being | 98% | 2% | 96% | 4% | 96% | 4% |
04. Science and Mathematics | 65% | 35% | 65% | 35% | 64% | 36% |
05. Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care | 59% | 41% | 61% | 39% | 64% | 36% |
06. Engineering | 23% | 77% | 19% | 81% | 14% | 86% |
07. Motor Vehicle and Transportation | 12% | 88% | 9% | 91% | 8% | 92% |
08. Construction, Planning and the Built Environment | 7% | 93% | 7% | 93% | 7% | 93% |
09. Information and Communication Technology | 55% | 45% | 55% | 45% | 64% | 36% |
10. Retailing, Wholesaling, Warehousing and Distribution | 23% | 77% | 17% | 83% | 15% | 85% |
11. Hair, Beauty and Services | 80% | 20% | 81% | 19% | 86% | 14% |
12. Hospitality and Catering | 67% | 33% | 70% | 30% | 52% | 48% |
13. Sport, Leisure and Recreation | 26% | 74% | 35% | 65% | 47% | 53% |
14. Leisure, Travel and Tourism | 67% | 33% | 69% | 31% | 69% | 31% |
15. Performing Arts | 24% | 76% | 21% | 79% | 34% | 66% |
16. Media and Communication | 29% | 71% | 40% | 60% | 45% | 55% |
17. Art and Design | 74% | 26% | 72% | 28% | 78% | 22% |
18. Education, Humanities, Languages, Social Sciences and General Education | 85% | 15% | 75% | 25% | 78% | 22% |
19. Preparation for Life and Work | 58% | 42% | 65% | 35% | 54% | 46% |
20. Business, Administration and Law | 51% | 49% | 54% | 46% | 46% | 54% |
22. GCSE English | 63% | 37% | 63% | 37% | 63% | 37% |
23. Basic Skills English | 74% | 26% | 73% | 27% | 72% | 28% |
24. GCSE Maths | 68% | 32% | 70% | 30% | 68% | 32% |
25. Basic Skills Maths | 77% | 23% | 77% | 23% | 76% | 24% |
26. ESOL | 67% | 33% | 67% | 33% | 66% | 34% |
LLDD (2.3.2)
Consistently about 14% of adult learners have disclosed a learning difficulty and/or disability and/or a health problem.
2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | ||||
All areas | WMCA | All areas | WMCA | All areas | WMCA | |
Learner considers himself or herself to have a learning difficulty and/or disability and/or health problem | 14% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 15% | 14% |
Learner does not consider himself or herself to have a learning difficulty and/or disability and/or health problem | 84% | 84% | 84% | 85% | 83% | 84% |
No information provided by the learner | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Ethnicity (2.3.3)
Ethnicity by location
When looking at the broad ethnic groups in which learners identify, it is clear that learners who are resident outside the WMCA areas are increasingly more likely to identify as White (85% in 2021/22).
Within the WMCA areas, around 48% of learners are from Black, Asian or Mixed heritage. Over the past three years a growing proportion of people within the WMCA are identifying in the ‘other ethnic group’ category.
2019/20 | Birmingham | Coventry | Dudley | Sandwell | Solihull | Walsall | Wolverhampton | All WMCA | Outside WMCA | |||||||||
Asian / Asian British | 5,052 | 31.2% | 422 | 14.7% | 453 | 14.0% | 573 | 21.5% | 157 | 10.5% | 881 | 25.5% | 707 | 21.1% | 8,245 | 24.8% | 953 | 6.1% |
Black / African / Caribbean / Black British | 3,652 | 22.6% | 738 | 25.8% | 245 | 7.6% | 509 | 19.1% | 72 | 4.8% | 427 | 12.4% | 658 | 19.7% | 6,301 | 19.0% | 811 | 5.2% |
Mixed / Multiple ethnic group | 998 | 6.2% | 170 | 5.9% | 120 | 3.7% | 163 | 6.1% | 82 | 5.5% | 132 | 3.8% | 207 | 6.2% | 1,872 | 5.6% | 406 | 2.6% |
Not Provided | 504 | 3.1% | 37 | 1.3% | 145 | 4.5% | 106 | 4.0% | 11 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.3% | 110 | 3.3% | 922 | 2.8% | 138 | 0.9% |
Other ethnic group | 1,736 | 10.7% | 243 | 8.5% | 203 | 6.3% | 151 | 5.7% | 60 | 4.0% | 69 | 2.0% | 128 | 3.8% | 2,590 | 7.8% | 348 | 2.2% |
White | 4,241 | 26.2% | 1,256 | 43.8% | 2,061 | 63.9% | 1,165 | 43.7% | 1,113 | 74.4% | 1,931 | 56.0% | 1,536 | 45.9% | 13,303 | 40.0% | 13,053 | 83.1% |
Grand Total | 16,183 | 2,866 | 3,227 | 2,667 | 1,495 | 3,449 | 3,346 | 33,233 | 15,709 | |||||||||
2020/21 | Birmingham | Coventry | Dudley | Sandwell | Solihull | Walsall | Wolverhampton | All WMCA | Outside WMCA | |||||||||
Asian / Asian British | 3,832 | 28.9% | 388 | 14.5% | 369 | 12.4% | 490 | 19.2% | 148 | 10.9% | 755 | 23.0% | 609 | 18.7% | 6,591 | 22.5% | 826 | 4.9% |
Black / African / Caribbean / Black British | 3,040 | 23.0% | 754 | 28.3% | 218 | 7.3% | 450 | 17.7% | 55 | 4.0% | 432 | 13.2% | 604 | 18.6% | 5,553 | 18.9% | 860 | 5.1% |
Mixed / Multiple ethnic group | 887 | 6.7% | 156 | 5.8% | 113 | 3.8% | 158 | 6.2% | 79 | 5.8% | 105 | 3.2% | 204 | 6.3% | 1,702 | 5.8% | 488 | 2.9% |
Not Provided | 420 | 3.2% | 77 | 2.9% | 214 | 7.2% | 136 | 5.3% | 13 | 1.0% | 18 | 0.5% | 100 | 3.1% | 978 | 3.3% | 96 | 0.6% |
Other ethnic group | 1,360 | 10.3% | 236 | 8.8% | 155 | 5.2% | 128 | 5.0% | 47 | 3.5% | 82 | 2.5% | 130 | 4.0% | 2,138 | 7.3% | 286 | 1.7% |
White | 3,705 | 28.0% | 1,056 | 39.6% | 1,917 | 64.2% | 1,184 | 46.5% | 1,019 | 74.9% | 1,892 | 57.6% | 1,604 | 49.3% | 12,377 | 42.2% | 14,229 | 84.8% |
Grand Total | 13,244 | 2,667 | 2,986 | 2,546 | 1,361 | 3,284 | 3,251 | 29,339 | 16,785 | |||||||||
2021/22 | Birmingham | Coventry | Dudley | Sandwell | Solihull | Walsall | Wolverhampton | All WMCA | Outside WMCA | |||||||||
Asian / Asian British | 4,359 | 29.0% | 462 | 17.2% | 470 | 13.5% | 528 | 20.1% | 211 | 13.8% | 797 | 24.7% | 747 | 21.2% | 7,574 | 23.6% | 825 | 5.4% |
Black / African / Caribbean / Black British | 3,601 | 24.0% | 791 | 29.5% | 283 | 8.1% | 469 | 17.9% | 65 | 4.2% | 403 | 12.5% | 639 | 18.1% | 6,251 | 19.5% | 660 | 4.3% |
Mixed / Multiple ethnic group | 877 | 5.8% | 156 | 5.8% | 132 | 3.8% | 140 | 5.3% | 84 | 5.5% | 133 | 4.1% | 238 | 6.8% | 1,760 | 5.5% | 400 | 2.6% |
Not Provided | 595 | 4.0% | 64 | 2.4% | 131 | 3.8% | 69 | 2.6% | 14 | 0.9% | 15 | 0.5% | 96 | 2.7% | 984 | 3.1% | 119 | 0.8% |
Other ethnic group | 1,781 | 11.9% | 266 | 9.9% | 222 | 6.4% | 172 | 6.6% | 117 | 7.6% | 87 | 2.7% | 208 | 5.9% | 2,853 | 8.9% | 240 | 1.6% |
White | 3,801 | 25.3% | 945 | 35.2% | 2,246 | 64.5% | 1,247 | 47.5% | 1,040 | 67.9% | 1,793 | 55.5% | 1,594 | 45.3% | 12,666 | 39.5% | 13,167 | 85.4% |
Grand Total | 15,014 | 2,684 | 3,484 | 2,625 | 1,531 | 3,228 | 3,522 | 32,088 | 15,411 |
Ethnicity by funding
The highest proportion of learners in BAME groups are studying on AEB funded courses within the WMCA area. The highest proportion of Whie learners are studying on Advanced Learner Loan funded courses outside the WMCA area.
AEB | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |||
In WMCA | Outside WMCA | In WMCA | Outside WMCA | In WMCA | Outside WMCA | |
Asian / Asian British | 25% | 6% | 23% | 5% | 24% | 6% |
Black / African / Caribbean / Black British | 19% | 5% | 19% | 5% | 20% | 4% |
Mixed / Multiple ethnic group | 5% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 3% |
Not Provided | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% |
Other ethnic group | 8% | 2% | 8% | 2% | 9% | 2% |
White | 39% | 83% | 41% | 85% | 38% | 85% |
ALL | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |||
In WMCA | Outside WMCA | In WMCA | Outside WMCA | In WMCA | Outside WMCA | |
Asian / Asian British | 19% | 5% | 19% | 4% | 19% | 4% |
Black / African / Caribbean / Black British | 18% | 6% | 16% | 5% | 14% | 4% |
Mixed / Multiple ethnic group | 8% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 8% | 3% |
Not Provided | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 0% |
Other ethnic group | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% |
White | 52% | 84% | 55% | 86% | 54% | 88% |
FCfJ | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |||
In WMCA | Outside WMCA | In WMCA | Outside WMCA | In WMCA | Outside WMCA | |
Asian / Asian British | 18% | 4% | 22% | 2% | ||
Black / African / Caribbean / Black British | 19% | 4% | 14% | 14% | ||
Mixed / Multiple ethnic group | 3% | 4% | 2% | |||
Not Provided | 0% | 2% | ||||
Other ethnic group | 5% | 2% | 1% | |||
White | 54% | 88% | 57% | 80% |
Deprivation (2.3.3)
In 2021/22 43% of CWM learners were residing in the most deprived locations, compared with 28% of people living in these areas. At the other end of the deprivation spectrum, CWM learners were under-represented.
Deprivation profile of CWM learners compared with the resident population 2021/22
When breaking down the figures by funding type, it’s clear that AEB funding is accessed by residents in the most deprived areas and Advanced Learner Loan funding is less in evidence in the same group.
Deprivation profile of CWM learners by funding type in 2021/22
Impact
Destinations (2.4.1)
Destinations by funding
When looking at CWM college adult learners across all subjects it is evident that the destinations for a high proportion of learners were not recorded on the ILR. The percentage of unknown destinations is lowest for AEB funded learners (34%).
Those on Free Courses for Jobs funded provision are most likely to have a recorded destination of emplloyment (33%) and those on Advanced Learner Loan funded provision are least likely to be unemployed and most likelt to progress to higher education (20%).
There is extremely low progression of adult learners to apprenticeship provision – only 141 college learners across all 17 colleges progressed to apprenticeships last year.
AEB destinations by level
Despite the fact that recorded destinations do not reflect actual destinations as so many are unknown, there is a clear pattern where the lower the level, the more likely the learner is to stay in FE and 10% of those at level 3 progress to higher education. Generally the higher the level of learning the more likely the learners is to have a recorded destination of employment with peak recorded employment levels (41%) in the case of those learning at level 2.
Level 3 destinations
Learners on Level 3 provision funded through Advanced Learners Loans were most likely to progress to higher education (20%) and those funded through AEB and Free Courses for Jobs most likely to enter work.
Destinations by sector
Looking at key sectors, across all levels and funding types, the ones which show the highest rate of employment destinations are: Health, Nursing and Social Care (51%) and Motor Vehicle and Transporatation (65,5%). Those studying ICT are most likely to continue in FE (34%).
Apprenticeship | Other FE | HE | Employed | Not in Paid Employment | Other | Unknown | |
01. Health, Nursing and Social Care | 0.1% | 5.8% | 2.2% | 51.2% | 10.2% | 3.0% | 27.5% |
03. Child Development and Well Being | 0.5% | 12.2% | 1.3% | 36.9% | 19.9% | 5.2% | 24.0% |
06. Engineering | 0.2% | 15.1% | 0.9% | 37.3% | 16.4% | 4.6% | 25.4% |
07. Motor Vehicle and Transportation | 0.1% | 6.8% | 0.5% | 65.5% | 10.1% | 3.3% | 13.7% |
08. Construction, Planning and the Built Environment | 0.8% | 12.4% | 0.2% | 38.3% | 10.3% | 5.9% | 32.1% |
09. Information and Communication Technology | 0.1% | 34.1% | 1.6% | 11.8% | 7.5% | 4.8% | 40.1% |
20. Business, Administration and Law | 0.3% | 10.2% | 1.5% | 34.5% | 11.5% | 7.1% | 34.9% |
Destinations by sector – AEB funded
The sectors in which AEB funded adult learners had a destination of employment in 2021/22 were Motor Vehicle and Transportation, Health, Nursing and Social Care, Business Administration and Law and ICT. AEB funded learners are not likely to progress to HE but 5-15% stay on in further learning in the FE sector.
Apprenticeship | Other FE | HE | Employed | Not in Paid Employment | Other | Unknown | |
01. Health, Nursing and Social Care | 0.1% | 5.6% | 2.3% | 51.6% | 10.2% | 2.8% | 27.4% |
03. Child Development and Well Being | 0.5% | 12.2% | 1.3% | 37.0% | 19.9% | 5.2% | 23.9% |
06. Engineering | 0.2% | 15.4% | 0.7% | 37.9% | 17.0% | 4.2% | 24.5% |
07. Motor Vehicle and Transportation | 0.1% | 6.8% | 0.5% | 66.6% | 10.3% | 3.0% | 12.5% |
08. Construction, Planning and the Built Environment | 0.8% | 12.8% | 0.2% | 39.1% | 10.6% | 6.1% | 30.4% |
09. Information and Communication Technology | 0.5% | 11.8% | 0.5% | 45.4% | 13.0% | 4.8% | 23.9% |
20. Business, Administration and Law | 0.5% | 11.8% | 0.5% | 46.0% | 12.6% | 4.8% | 23.9% |
Destinations by location
When comparing the destinations of CWM adult learners who live within the WMCA postcode areas and those resident outside, the main differences are:
More WMCA residents staying in FE (24% vs 5%).
More residents outside the WMCA area with a destination of employment (43% vs 24%) but fewer recorded as not in paid employment.