Consultation on the Scottish Government response to the introduction of the UK Apprenticeship Levy

Annex 3: Tables

This section summarises the quantitative information for Questions 1-5.

Question 1: Should the Government's commitment to 30,000 Modern Apprenticeships starts a year by 2020; a) be maintained or b) be increased?

Table A1: Question 1 (including "not answered")

	Number	%
Stated and implied "a"	226	60
Stated and implied "b"	99	26
No preference	31	8
Not answered	18	5
	374

Table A2: Question 1 (excluding "not answered")

	Number	%
Stated and implied "a"	226	63
Stated and implied "b"	99	28
No preference	31	9
	356

Table A3: Question 1, breakdown by sector of respondent (excluding "not answered")

	Stated and implied "a"		Stated and implied "b"		No preference		Total
	no	%	no	%	no	%
Academic and Training Industry	34	54	21	33	8	13	63
Government and NDPB	9	60	4	27	2	13	15
Individuals	31	58	22	42	0	0	53
Local Authorities	14	58	7	29	3	13	24
NHS	9	90	0	0	1	10	10
Private Sector	110	68	37	23	14	9	161
Third Sector	17	74	5	22	1	4	23
Trades Unions	2	29	3	43	2	29	7
	226		99		31		356

Question 2: Should Apprenticeship Levy funding support growth in the number of Graduate Level Apprenticeships in Scotland? a) Yes b) No

Table A4: Question 2 (including "not answered")

	Number	%
Yes and implied yes	281	75
No and implied no	58	16
No preference	16	4
Not answered	19	5
	374

Table A5: Question 2 (excluding "not answered")

	Number	%
Yes and implied yes	281	79
No and implied no	58	16
No preference	16	5
	355

Table A6: Question 2, breakdown by sector of respondent (excluding "not answered")

	Yes and implied yes		No and implied no		No preference		Total
	num	%	num	%	num	%	%
Academic and Training Industry	50	81	9	15	3	5	62
Government and NDPB	12	80	2	13	1	7	15
Individuals	36	68	16	30	1	2	53
Local Authorities	23	96	0	0	1	4	24
NHS	8	73	2	18	1	9	11
Private Sector	132	82	22	14	7	4	161
Third Sector	14	64	7	32	1	5	22
Trades Unions	6	86	0	0	1	14	7
	281		58		16		355

Table A7: Question 2, breakdown by response to Question 1

	Answer to Q2
Answer to Q1	Yes	%	No	%	NP [7]	%	NA [8]	%	Total
a) be maintained	185	82	37	16	2	1	2	1	226
b) be increased	73	74	21	21	3	3	2	2	99
No preference	23	74	0	0	8	26	0	0	31
Not answered	0	0	0	0	3	17	15	83	18
Total	281	75	58	16	16	4	19	5	374

Question 3: Should Apprenticeship Levy funding be used to establish a flexible skills fund to support wider workforce development? a) Yes b) No

Table A8: Question 3 (including "not answered")

	Number	%
Yes and implied yes	283	76
No and implied no	62	17
No preference	15	4
Not answered	14	4
	374

Table A9: Question 3 (excluding "not answered")

	Number	%
Yes and implied yes	283	79
No and implied no	62	17
No preference	15	4
	360

Table A10: Question 3, breakdown by sector of respondent (excluding "not answered")

	Yes and implied yes		No and implied no		No preference		Total
	num	%	num	%	num	%
Academic and Training Industry	51	82	7	11	4	6	62
Government and NDPB	11	73	3	20	1	7	15
Individuals	31	58	22	42	0	0	53
Local Authorities	21	88	2	8	1	4	24
NHS	10	91	0	0	1	9	11
Private Sector	131	80	26	16	7	4	164
Third Sector	22	92	1	4	1	4	24
Trades Unions	6	86	1	14	0	0	7
	283		62		15		360

Table A11: Question 3, breakdown by response to Question 1

	Answer to Q3
Answer to Q1	Yes	%	No	%	NP	%	NA	%	Total
a) be maintained	177	78	41	18	6	3	2	1	226
b) be increased	74	75	21	21	3	3	1	1	99
No preference	27	87	0	0	4	13	0	0	31
Not answered	5	28	0	0	2	11	11	61	18
Total	283	76	62	17	15	4	14	4	374

Question 4: Should Apprenticeship Levy funding be used to support the expansion of Foundation Apprenticeships? a) Yes b) No

Table A12: Question 4 (including "not answered")

	Number	%
Yes and implied yes	229	61
No and implied no	94	25
No preference	29	8
Not answered	22	6
	374

Table A13: Question 4 (excluding "not answered")

	Number	%
Yes and implied yes	229	65
No and implied no	94	27
No preference	29	8
	352

Table A14: Question 4, breakdown by sector of respondent (excluding "not answered")

	Yes and implied yes		No and implied no		No preference		Total
	num	%	num	%	num	%
Academic and Training Industry	36	62	14	24	8	14	58
Government and NDPB	9	60	4	27	2	13	15
Individuals	44	83	9	17	0	0	53
Local Authorities	16	67	8	33	0	0	24
NHS	9	82	2	18	0	0	11
Private Sector	95	59	53	33	13	8	161
Third Sector	17	71	3	13	4	17	24
Trades Unions	3	50	1	17	2	33	6
	229		94		29		352

Table A15: Question 4, breakdown by response to Question 1

	Answer to Q4
Answer to Q1	Yes	%	No	%	NP	%	NA	%	Total
a) be maintained	143	63	64	28	13	6	6	3	226
b) be increased	60	61	29	29	7	7	3	3	99
No preference	23	74	1	3	7	23	0	0	31
Not answered	3	17	0	0	2	11	13	72	18
Total	229	61	94	25	29	8	22	6	374

Question 5: Should Apprenticeship Levy funding be used to help unemployed people move into employment, and to help meet the workforce development needs of employers? a) Yes b) No

Table A16: Question 5 (including "not answered")

	Number	%
Yes and implied yes	234	63
No and implied no	100	27
No preference	18	5
Not answered	22	6
	374

Table A17: Question 5 (excluding "not answered")

	Number	%
Yes and implied yes	234	66
No and implied no	100	28
No preference	18	5
	352

Table A18: Question 5, breakdown by sector of respondent (excluding "not answered")

	Yes and implied yes		No and implied no		No preference		Total
	num	%	num	%	num	%
Academic and Training Industry	39	65	14	23	7	12	60
Government and NDPB	12	80	3	20	0	0	15
Individuals	38	72	15	28	0	0	53
Local Authorities	19	79	5	21	0	0	24
NHS	9	90	1	10	0	0	10
Private Sector	90	57	59	37	10	6	159
Third Sector	22	92	2	8	0	0	24
Trades Unions	5	71	1	14	1	14	7
	234		100		18		352

Table A19: Question 5, breakdown by response to Question 1

	Answer to Q5
Answer to Q1	Yes	%	No	%	NP	%	NA	%	Total
a) be maintained	143	63	69	31	9	4	5	2	226
b) be increased	67	68	27	27	4	4	1	1	99
No preference	22	71	4	13	5	16	0	0	31
Not answered	2	11	0	0	0	0	16	89	18
Total	234	63	100	27	18	5	22	6	374