Falkirk Equality Summary (Modern Apprenticeship and Employability Fund) 2020/21

Supplementary Local Authority level data to complement SDS' MA and EF Official Statistics publications.

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What is included within this report? This report provides a breakdown of equality information by local authority for Modern Apprenticeship (MA) and Employability Fund (EF) starts in 2020/21. This report is produced annually and is designed to supplement the MA and EF Official Statistics publications. Impact of Covid-19 Throughout 2020/21, the Covid-19 pandemic affected the way MAs and EF are delivered. Although there were limited numbers in Q1, the end of year figures were 18,655 MA starts and 7,955 EF starts. Useful Links MA Official Statistics 2020/21: https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/47807/modern- apprenticeship-statistics-quarter-4-2020-21.pdf EF Official Statistics 2020/21: https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/47809/employability-fund- statistics-quarter-4-2020-21.pdf In your area: https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/local-national-work/

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Contents

Page 3 - Modern Apprenticeship (MA) Gender

Page 4 - MA Gender and Framework

Page 5 - MA Disability

Page 6 - MA Ethnicity

Page 7 - MA Care Experienced

Page 8 - Employability Fund (EF) Gender

Page 9 - EF Disability

Page 10 - EF Ethnicity

Page 11 - EF Care Experienced Page 12 - Notes (These pages include information on how data is collected and reported. SDS recommends that this is read prior to any further analysis to ensure the figures are interpreted correctly)

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Context Modern Apprenticeship (MA) Starts by Gender in Falkirk 33.9% Starts by Age Band and Gender Gender Female Male In 2020/21, there were 613 MA starts in Falkirk. This equates to 3.3% of the total of MA starts in Falkirk in MA starts (18,655). 2020/21 were female. 209

48.1% of these starts were over 25, 139 39.7% compared to 44.1% of all MA starts in Scotland. 86 76 Female 33.9% of MA starts in Scotland 57 in 2020/21 were female. 46

16-19 20-24 25+ Starts by SCQF Level and Gender Gender 39.0% Gender Female Male Male Female

of the 16-24 working 355 population in Falkirk were female.

Male 66.1% 48.9% 168 85.3% of MA starts were training at SCQF of the 16-24 working Level 6 or above, compared to 81.4% of all population in Scotland 50 MA starts in Scotland. were female. 40 SCQF 5 VQ 3/ SCQF 6+

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Context Frameworks with the highest number of starts Volumes of MA starts by STEM Status 10.4% in Falkirk by Gender and Gender in Falkirk of MAs undertaking a STEM framework in Gender Female Male Top 5 Frameworks Female Falkirk were female,  compared to Social Services and Healthcare 57 241 Social Services (Children and Young People) 33 11.4% Business & Administration 18 for all female starts in Dental Nursing 10 Scotland. Hairdressing & Barbering 10 180 164 for all female 89.6% starts in Scotland. Top 5 Frameworks Male of MAs undertaking a  STEM framework in Freight Logistics 89 Falkirk were male, Construction: Building 42 compared to Construction: Technical 32 Construction: Technical Apprenticeship 29 88.6% Construction: Civil Engineering 22 for all male starts in 28 Scotland. STEM Not STEM

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Modern Apprenticeship Starts by Disability in Falkirk Context

In 2020/21, 10.5% of MA starts who reside in Falkirk self-identified as having an impairment, health condition or learning difficulty (I/HC/LD), compared to 13.0% of all MA starts.

10.5% 25% % % 0 . 4 . 1 % % 0 2 7 6 . 2 % . 3 4 8 %

20% . 2 % 1 %

of MA starts in 4 7 1 . % % 7 . % % 1 . 6 % 2 1 6 9 . % 7 Falkirk in 2020/21 . 5 . 1 4 % . 1 . 5 9 5 1 4 6 . 4 % 4 1 . % 1 % 1 % 3 1

self-identified as 7 1 3 % 4 3 . % 1 % 1 . 15% . . 1 7 2 6 % % 3 . % 2 2 . 2 % .

disabled. % 1 5 5 1 4 1 1 1 1 . . 1 1 0 . 1 . . 1 % 1 0 % 0 0 0 0 % % 4 1 3 1 1 . . 1 1 8 % 7 . . 9 9 10% 9 8 . 8 7

13.0% 5%

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Context Modern Apprenticeship (MA) Starts by Ethnicity in Falkirk

1.1% In 2020/21, 1.1% of MA starts who reside in Falkirk self-identified being from a Mixed or of all MA starts in Falkirk in 2020/21 Multiple; Asian; African; Caribbean or Black; or Other Ethnic Group, compared to 2.7% of self-identified as being from a all MA starts. Mixed or Multiple; Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British; African; 8% Caribbean or Black; or Other Ethnic % % 7 Group. % . 2 4 . 7 . 6 % 7 6 6% . 2.7% 5 of all MA starts in Scotland in

2020/21 self-identified as being from % 4% % 2 % % 1 % . . a Mixed or Multiple; Asian; African; 9 9 8 3 . . % 3 . % % 2 2 5 % Caribbean or Black; or Other Ethnic 2 . 3 3 2 . % . 2 .

group. % 2 9 2 % % % 2 . 8 % 6 . 6 % 6 1 . . % 5 . % % 1 4 . 1 2% 1 3 . 1 2 1 . 1 . . 1 1 1 1 6.4% of the 16-24 population in Scotland 0% … … ity e ity n s e ss n d n e rs y s e e e g e e k d b C hir C ia nd hir o ia n ia hir e ra gu hir hir hir lin Fif hir ir self-identify as being from a Mixed er in s th la s r th hla th s rd o n s s s tir s alk b d w w ee o Is w in o ig lo n o M A n rk n S rk F A E go re d t L re K t L H id na B rto a ee a or Multiple; Asian, Asian Scottish or of s nf n s nd nf & s M n h a an d an la e u e la e th a a tis b L er L Asian British; African; Caribbean or ity G R D W t R r E m t un h b h C t he e ck co D t A rt as S P la S t ou o Black; or Other Ethnic Group. E C s S N Ea

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Context Modern Apprenticeship (MA) Starts by Care Experienced in Falkirk

In 2020/21, 1.5% of MA starts who reside in Falkirk self-identified as being care experienced, 1.5% compared to 1.7% of all MA starts in Scotland. 4.0% of MA starts in %

Falkirk in 2020/21, 0 . 3

self-identified as %

3.0% % 6 6 . % .

being care % 2 4 2 . % 3 % . % 2 2 % 2

experienced. % % . 2 1 % . . 1 % 0 0 2 % 0 . 2 % . . 2 . % 9 9 2 8 . 2 2 . 2 % . 8 . 1 1 7 % 2.0% 1 % . 1 6 % 5 1 . . 4 1 . 1 % % % 1 1 1 1 . . . % 1 1 1 9 .

1.7% 1.0% 0

of all MA starts in Scotland in 2020/21 0.0% self-identified as … de ay ire ity rs ire ay ity ire n gh ire nd ife ire ire ire irk us ss n ire ire e ly w h C e h r C h ia r h F h h h lk g o ia h h e c s rd rs o e s th bu rs hla rs s s a n r th s s being care rd er allo w ow o y M e w lo in y ig y on rk F A Kin Lo en rk be v G fre g B A d fre id d A H A rt na t e na A In n s h th un n M E st th a a & es rd a & e la ttis or D e f a u nb L th e L experienced. s R G o N R o E o u th er W b th rie st c ity S D u P A r f a S C st o o um E e S N D W

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Context Employability Fund (EF) Starts by Gender in Falkirk

40.1% Gender Female Male In 2020/21, there were 197 EF starts in Falkirk. of EF starts in Falkirk This equates to 2.5% of the total EF starts 47 in 2020/21 were female. (7,955). 44

34.5% of these starts were over 25, 37.4% compared to 29.4% of all EF starts in 36 of EF starts in Scotland Scotland. in 2020/21 were female.

Female 40.1% 27 39.0% 24

of the 16-24 working 19 population in Falkirk Gender were female. Male Female

48.9% of the 16-24 of the 16-24 working working population in Scotland were fe… population in Scotland Male 59.9% were female. 16-17 18-24 25+

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Employability Fund (EF) Starts by Disability in Falkirk Context

In 2020/21, 22.3% of EF starts who reside in Falkirk self-identified as having an impairment, health condition or learning difficulty (I/HC/LD), compared to 25.5% of all EF starts. 22.3% %

60% 7

of EF starts in . 4

Falkirk in 2020/21 6 self-identified as 50% % 3 . %

disabled. % 8 2 % . % 2 3 . 1 5 3 .

40% % . 4 % % 3 % 3 0 2 3 . 9 7 % % 2 3 . . % % 3 . 0 % % 7 % 3 8 8 % . % 6 5 . 8 3 0 0 7 . . % % . . % 2 2 8 6 . 6 6 2 % . . 5 5 5 3 % 5 5 30% 0 % 2 4 . 2 . . 9 % 3 % 3 2 2 3 2 2 . 8 2 2 2 . 2 8 . 2 8 2 % 0 . . 2 2 0 % 2 9 4 2 8 % 8 % . 2 2 1 . 1 8 1 6 6 . .

20% 5 1 3 3 1 1 25.5% 1 10% of EF starts in 0% Scotland in 2020/21 n e s e e y e n s y d e y s e g e e k e e y h e n e e y e … r… ia ir u ir ir it d ia d it n if a r ir ir ir ir ir ir it g ir ia t ir a ir e h h g h h C ly h n C la F or de h lin h h lk h h C ur h h Bu h w h kn Kin ot ns n ns ks e rc ot la w h M r rs tir rs ns a ks s n b ns t s llo rs self-identified as r L e A o r e e L Is o ig Bo y S y o F r ew e in a lo & ew a y O & t e rt na nd v t d g H t A A rt na fr de d n id yll fr G A th es rd a a u In as n s h s th a a n r E an M g n th r e nb L D E tla la ttis a or nb L e be of r e & u disabled. Pe W b u th e G o E N u th R A km A R s o A D r h c D u ity c st rie S st o S S st o C la a f a N e S C E um E W D

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Context Employability Fund (EF) Starts by Ethnicity in Falkirk 2.9% In 2020/21, 2.9% of EF starts who reside in Falkirk self-identified being from a Mixed or of all EF starts in Falkirk in Multiple; Asian; African; Caribbean or Black; or Other Ethnic Group, compared to 4.0% of 2020/21 self-identified as being all EF starts. from a Mixed or Multiple; Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British; African; Caribbean or Black; or 12%

Other Ethnic Group. % 6 % . 1 1 10% . 1 4.0% 9 8% % % 3

of all EF starts in Scotland in 2 . . 6 2020/21 self-identified as being 6 from a Mixed or Multiple; Asian; 6% African; Caribbean or Black; or % % 2 % . 9 % Other Ethnic group. 4% % % . 7 3 6 6 . % 4 2 . . % . % 2 0 2 2 % . 8 2 7 . . 5 2 . 1 1 6.4% 2% 1 of the 16-24 population in 0% Scotland self-identify as being y s y n k e e e y e e e e i… it s it ia ir d ir ir it ir ir ir if from a Mixed or Multiple; Asian, d C ro C th lk ly sh sh C sh sh sh F f E w in n o Fa rc rk yr e n rk w o o K ee L ve a A de to a e Asian Scottish or Asian British; y sg & d st n n t n ar n fr it la h er e I a s u b a en C G rt b W L Ea D n L R African; Caribbean or Black; or e A th u rth P ou t D o Other Ethnic Group. S es N W

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Context Employability Fund (EF) Starts by Care Experienced in Falkirk

In 2020/21, 4.8% of EF starts who reside in Falkirk self-identified as being care experienced, compared to 6.1% of all EF starts in Scotland. 4.8% 14%

of all EF starts in % 6 . % 12% 3

Falkirk in 2020/21, 3 1 . 0

self-identified as being 1

10% % %

care experienced. 5 . 2 . 8 8 % % % % % 1 0 0 . 8 % . . 8% % 7 % % . % . 7 4 7 7 4 % 3 3 6 . 2 . 6 . . . 9 % 6 % 6 . 6 % 6 6 % 4 4 5 3 . % % . % . 1 . 5 8 8 5 %

6% 8 5 . . . % 5 4 4 4 . 4 1 . 4 % 4 3 6.1% 4% . 3

of all EF starts in 2% Scotland in 2020/21 self-identified as being 0% … g rs ire ire ity ire ire ife us n ire ity n nd ire ity gh ss ire irk ay n ire de & lin e h h C h h F g ia h C ia h C r o h lk w ia h ly care experienced. ll tir rd s s rs rs n th s n th hla s e bu r s a th s c y S o w rk ow y y A Lo on e lo ig on e in Kin en F allo Lo rk er rg B fre na g A A t rt e id H rt d d e G t na v A h n a s th st es a rd M a un E & rd as a In ttis e L la or a nb e nb D f th e & E L o R th G N E W u Ab u o er b s th c r D D ity P A rie u S o st st C f o N a e um S E W D

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Percentages Percentages in this report may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

Local Authorities Local authority breakdown is based on trainee's home address.

Disclosure Disclosure control has been applied where the figures are less than 5 or where such figures can be Control identified through differencing. Some local authorities will therefore not be displayed in graphs.

Comparison Please note that age 16-24 population comparisons are not reliable across all local authorities due to Figures small sample sizes.

Gender Gender comparison figures are from the Annual Population Survey (APS) - Employment rate females (16-24) January 2020-December 2020. Levels have been collapsed to avoid disclosure of small numbers. The 'Frameworks with the Highest Number of Starts' tables display the top 5 frameworks with the highest number of starts in the local authority by gender. Some local authorities may display less frameworks due to disclosure control.

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The figures quoted in this report are in response to our disability monitoring question. This is aligned to Disability the wording recommended by Advance HE (formerly Equality Challenge Unit, ECU) after extensive consultation with disability partners, modern apprentices, training providers and employers. Disability rates are calculated as the number of starts self-identifying an impairment, health condition or learning difficulty in 2020/21 as a percentage of the total starts, excluding those who selected 'prefer not to say'. Some local authority rates may be based on small numbers.

Ethnicity rates are calculated as the number of starts self-identifying an ethnic group in 2020/21 as a Ethnicity percentage of the total starts, excluding those who selected 'prefer not to say'. Some local authority rates may be based on small numbers. Ethnicity Rate for Scotland comes from the Annual Population Survey - % of ethnic minority (16-19, 20-24).

Care Experienced rates are calculated as the number of starts self-identifying as care experienced in Care 2020/21 as a percentage of the total starts, excluding those who selected 'prefer not to say'. Experienced Some local authority rates may be based on small numbers.

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