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City and Guilds Group: Qualifications

Asked by Melanie OnnLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 1 June 2026UIN 3272

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students and apprentices are currently enrolled on qualifications accredited by City & Guilds in England.

Answered by Josh MacAlister

The number of learning aims on City & Guilds qualifications in further education (FE) institutions reported so far (August 2025 to January 2026) for FE and skills is 449,500, of which 120,750 relate to apprenticeships.

Statistics on FE and skills is published in the accredited official statistics publication: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/further-education-and-skills/2025-26.

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