In 2018/19 ALL spend accounted for almost £7.4 million of which:
Advanced Learner Loan spend by Local Authority
46% was accounted for by learners living within Birmingham, 14% in Sandwell, 11% in Dudley, 10% in Walsall, 9% in Wolverhampton, 8% in Coventry and 2% Solihull.
Advanced Learner Loan spend by LEP area
48% was accounted for by learners living within Birmingham and Solihull LEP area, 44% within the Black Country LEP and 8% within Coventry and Warwickshire LEP area
Advanced Learner Loan spend by Level
97% related to Level 3 enrolments
Advanced Learner Loan spend by postcode
Particular concentrations of Advanced Learner Loan spend is evident in a number of localities within Birmingham and to a lesser extent Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
Advanced Learner Loan spend by sector
24% of this spend relates to health and social care and 11% to engineering
Advanced Learner Loan spend by employment status upon enrolment
28% was accounted for by unemployed learners, a further 16% by learners out of work but not looking for work with half of learners in paid employment.
Advanced Learner Loan spend in relation to unemployed by age
Of the £2.1 million spend relating to unemployed learners, 70% was accounted for by those aged 24+