WQ96905 (w) Tabled on 10/07/2025

What is the total budget allocated to the junior apprenticeship programme since its inception in 2017, broken down by year and the amount provided annually to each recipient college?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Education | Answered on 23/07/2025

The Welsh Government and Medr have distributed a total of £3,335,066 to support the Junior Apprenticeship (JA) programme since 2017.

This figure does not however include funding colleges received for JAs directly from local authorities. Details of this funding is not held by Welsh Government or Medr.

Academic Year

Bridgend College

Cardiff and Vale College

Coleg Cambria

Coleg Sir Gar

Gower College Swansea

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai

Grŵp NPTC Group

Merthyr Tydfil College

TOTALS

2017/18

£96,000

£182,000

£0

£22,000

£0

£18,000

£0

£18,000

£336,000

2018/19

£168,000

£158,000

£16,000

£30,000

£0

£0

£70,000

£32,000

£474,000

2019/20

£156,000

£108,000

£12,000

£24,000

£40,000

£0

£66,000

£16,000

£422,000

2020/21

£75,960

£118,160

£0

£46,420

£40,090

£0

£56,970

£0

£337,600

2021/22

£110,740

£149,160

£0

£27,120

£36,160

£0

£61,020

£0

£384,200

2022/23

£101,094

£192,560

£0

£33,698

£31,291

£0

£60,490

£0

£419,133

2023/24

£164,255

£156,674

£0

£30,324

£48,013

£0

£80,864

£0

£480,130

2024/25

£189,073

£165,106

£0

£31,956

£31,956

£0

£63,912

£0

£482,003

TOTAL

£1,061,122

£1,229,660

£28,000

£245,518

£227,510

£18,000

£459,256

£66,000

£3,335,066