In 2018/19 Apprenticeship spend accounted for about £22.6 million of which:

Apprenticeship spend by Local Authority

24% was accounted for by learners living within Birmingham, 21% by Dudley residents, Sandwell (18%) and 11% in relation to Walsall and Wolverhampton with Coventry (8%).

Apprenticeship spend by LEP area

61% was accounted for by learners living within the Black Country LEP area, 31% within Birmingham and Solihull LEP and the remainder within Coventry and Warwickshire LEP area

Apprenticeship spend by Level

32% related to Level 2 enrolments, 49% to level 3 enrolments, with 8% level 4 enrolments (12% were unknown)

Apprenticeship spend by postcode (equal ranges)

Particular concentrations of Apprenticeship spend is evident in relation to particular localities Dudley, followed by Sandwell and Wolverhampton

Apprenticeship spend by sector – Professional and Technical

Engineering and Building and Construction were the two sectors accounting for the largest spend