Detailed destinations of 16 to 18 year olds in Further Education
Academic year 2018/19

Description

The Detailed destinations of 16 to 18 year olds in Further Education provides qualification level statistics on the destinations of 16-18 year olds in Further Education settings including:

- The number of learners completing 16-18 study and whose full education history is available
- The proportion of learners progressing into positive outcomes in employment or further learning
- Detailed destination information by industry sector of employment and sector subject area of further learning

Coverage

Learner who completed 16 to 18 study in further education institutions in England and achieved a qualification in 2018/19.

File formats and conventions

The underlying data files are provided in comma separated value (csv) format.

Whole numbers are rounded to the nearest 10, percentages are provided to the nearest whole number. Figures have been suppressed with the value ‘c’ for numbers lower than 6, and percentages where the numerator is less than 3 or the denominator is less than 6.

Data files

Destinations by qualification Title, Sector Subject area, prior attainment and free school meal eligibility

Filename: qualdest01.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19
Content summary: Overall destination measures for each qualification, including sustained positive destination rate, sustained employment rate and sustained learning rate.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name          |  Variable description
---------------------  |  -------------------------------------------------------
emp_and_learn_percent  |  Sustained employment and learning rate
emp_only_percent       |  Sustained employment only rate
emp_percent            |  Sustained employment rate
fe_percent             |  Sustained  further education rate
fsm                    |  Free school meal entitlement at age 15
gcse                   |  Prior GCSE attainment at age 15 group
he_percent             |  Sustained  higher education rate
learn_only_percent     |  Sustained learning only rate
learn_percent          |  Sustained learning rate
learners               |  Number of learners
qualification_level    |  Level
qualification_number   |  Qualification reference
qualification_title    |  Qualification title
qualification_type     |  Broad qualification type
spd_percent            |  Sustained positive destination rate
ssatier1               |  Sector subject area tier 1 - Sector subject area tier 1
ssatier2               |  Sector subject area tier 2 - Sector subject area tier 2

Footnotes:

1. Some information on self-assessment for 2019/20 is missing, resulting in lower sustained employment rates and sustained positive destination rates for qualifications and subject areas where there are higher numbers of self-employed.
2. Learners are counted once for each qualification achieved. Where a learner achieved more than one qualification they are counted more than once in the overall total numbers.
3. The sustained employment only rate; sustained employment and learning rate; and sustained learning only rate may not add to the total sustained positive destination rate due to rounding.


Industry sector of employment by qualification

Filename: qualdest02.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19
Content summary: For each qualification, details of the industry sector of those in sustained employment.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                              |  Variable description
-----------------------------------------  |  -----------------------------------------
administration_percent                     |  Administration
agriculture_percent                        |  Agriculture
arts_percent                               |  Arts
construction_percent                       |  Construction
education_percent                          |  Education
finance_percent                            |  Finance
health_and_social_care_percent             |  Health and social care
hospitality_percent                        |  Hospitality
information_and_communication_percent      |  Information and communication technology
learners                                   |  Number of learners
manufacturing_percent                      |  Manufacturing
other_activities_percent                   |  Other activities
professional_scientific_technical_percent  |  Professional, scientific and technical
public_administration_percent              |  Public Administration
qualification_level                        |  Level
qualification_number                       |  Qualification reference
qualification_title                        |  Qualification title
qualification_type                         |  Broad qualification type
real_estate_percent                        |  Real estate
sector_information_not_available_percent   |  Industry sector information not available
ssatier1                                   |  Sector subject area tier 1
ssatier2                                   |  Sector subject area tier 2
transport_percent                          |  Transport
wholesale_retail_percent                   |  Retail

Footnotes:

1. Some information on self-assessment for 2019/20 is missing, resulting in lower sustained employment rates and sustained positive destination rates for qualifications and subject areas where there are higher numbers of self-employed.
2. Learners are counted once for each qualification achieved. Where a learner achieved more than one qualification they are counted more than once in the overall total numbers.
3. 'Other activities' includes sectors such as 'other service activities', water supply and waste management, electricity and gas supply, and 'activities of households as employers'.
4. Proportions may not sum up to 100 due to rounding


Subject area of learning destination by qualification

Filename: qualdest03.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19
Content summary: For each qualification, details of the subject area of learning of those in a sustained learning destination.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                              |  Variable description
-----------------------------------------  |  ------------------------------------------------
agric_hort_animalcare_percent              |  Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care
arts_media_pub_percent                     |  Arts, Media and Publishing
business_admin_law_percent                 |  Business, Administration and Law
construction_percent                       |  Construction, Planning and the Built Environment
education_percent                          |  Education and Training
eng_manufacturing_percent                  |  Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies
health_services_care_percent               |  Health, Public Services and Care
history_philosophy_theology_percent        |  History, Philosophy and Theology
ict_percent                                |  Information and Communication Technology
lang_lit_culture_percent                   |  Languages, Literature and Culture
learners                                   |  Number of learners
leisure_travel_tourism_percent             |  Leisure, Travel and Tourism
life_skills_percent                        |  Preparation for Life and Work
qualification_level                        |  Level
qualification_number                       |  Qualification reference
qualification_title                        |  Qualification title
qualification_type                         |  Broad qualification type
retail_commercial_percent                  |  Retail and Commercial Enterprise
science_mathematics_percent                |  Science and Mathematics
social_sciences_percent                    |  Social Sciences
ssatier1                                   |  Sector subject area tier 1
ssatier2                                   |  Sector subject area tier 2
subject_information_not_available_percent  |  Subject information not available
sustained_learning_destination             |  higher or further education destination

Footnotes:

1. Learners are counted once for each qualification achieved. Where a learner achieved more than one qualification they are counted more than once in the overall total numbers.
2. Proportions may not sum up to 100 due to rounding
