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Vocational Education

Lords · Question HL1522 · Tabled 10 Oct 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 23 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people were enrolled on courses funded under the 'Free courses for jobs' scheme in 2022-23; and how many of them were earning more than £25,000.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 23 Oct 2024

In the academic year 2022/23 there were 24,740 enrolments on the free courses for jobs programme.The department does not collect salary data on individual learners and are unable to answer how many of these learners were earning more than £25,000.