PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Apprentices: Construction (19 February 2019)

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect on productivity levels of (a) bricklaying, (b) plastering and (c) other core construction apprenticeships after (i) two years and (ii) three years of such apprenticeship training.

Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)

Research published in 2015 established that successful achievement of an apprenticeship in construction and building services is associated with an increase in earnings of 11% and 32% at Levels 2 and 3 respectively. This is measured 3 to 5 years after the apprenticeship, and is used as a measure of the increase in productivity.

The full research paper is available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/480627/BIS-15-652-FE-analysis-further-disaggregation-employment-and-earnings-returns-by-sector-group.pdf.

Information regarding further breakdown of the effect of productivity levels by occupational route is not held centrally.

Answered by:
Anne Milton (Independent)
25 February 2019