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5.2.2 Mid Wales (Powys and Ceredigion)63
The most popular sectors replicate those identified in South West Wales with some variation in order. One notable difference is the popularity of animal care in Mid Wales, with the sector appearing significantly lower in the South West.
Similarly to South West Wales the least popular sector in terms of first occupational choice is customer services. This is followed by the transport, delivery and logistics sector and the retail and personal care sectors.
5.2.3 Expression of Next Step by Gender – All Wales
There is a gender imbalance visible across the preferred destination choices of year 10 students. This is most common across the spectrum of ‘continuing education’ either in school or in college with females being more likely to continue, males were more likely to want to undertake an Apprenticeship or seek employment immediately.
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0
Female
Male
I would like to continue in education (School)
I would like to continue in education (College)
I like the idea
of working and gaining qualifications whilst I work (Apprenticeship)
When I finish education I want to get a job. Carrying on with education and training doesnt really interest me
I would like to take a gap year
5.2 Provider Survey Analysis
5.2.1 Further Education Institutions
Learner Engagement
The FE sector feels that learners do not make direct links between courses and employment opportunities. This is a result of what providers feel is the poor and sometimes biased careers advice provided to learners in the earlier stages of their learning. There is evidence to suggest that this extends to parental pressure to pursue A-levels as opposed to vocational routes. Further effort should be made to improve the parity of vocational routes with non-vocational learning, (especially at level 3). Ensuring that teachers are fully aware of the opportunities that vocational learning can provide would go in part to improving learner perceptions and possibly improving learner engagement.
63 4,520 individuals surveyed
Regional Employment & Skills Plan South West & Mid Wales Learner and Provider Consultation Analysis