Vocational and Other Qualifications Quarterly: Quarter 2 (April to June) 2023 for Wales

STATISTICS

Release date:

14.09.23

Period covered:

April - June 2023

Next update:

November 2023 (provisional)

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Vocational and Other Qualifications Quarterly: Quarter 2 (April to June) 2023 for Wales

A quarterly release that presents data on vocational and other qualification certifications for Wales for the latest quarter.

Key points

  • 55,840 certificates were awarded in quarter 2 of 2023 -this is a 16.0% increase compared to the same quarter in 2022.
  • Between July 2022 and June 2023, 255,100 certificates were awarded, an increase of 3.1% compared to the previous year.
  • Compared to Q2 2022, ten of the fifteen sectors saw an increase in certificates in Q2 2023 - the largest increase in the number of certificates was in the Preparation for Life and Work sector.
  • Compared to Q2 2022, five of the ten levels saw an increase in certificates in Q2 2023, Level 2 saw the largest increase in the number of certificates.
  • The statistics in this release are likely to have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contact

Statistician
Tel: 01633 373 250
Email: statistics@qualifications.wales

Media
Tel: 01633 373 222
Email: media@qualifications.wales