Safaraz Ali (Saf) Asian Apprenticeships Awards

An independent awards event that occurred on the 10th November 2016 and will be back again later this

year.Aim: recognising and celebrating the talent and

diversity among apprentices within the BME Asian community

The focus was to do something practical to make a positive difference

Background:• Sajid Javed, the then Business Secretary last year

Stated as part of the BME 2020 vision amongst other to focus on:Increase the proportion of apprenticeships taken up by BME backgrounds by 20%Increase the number of BME students going to University

In addition:Terms of reference for the Baroness McGregor-Smith review was given

Population Breakdown England 2011

Asian or Asian British Black or Black BritishBritish Mixed and Other White

White (85.5%) 45,281,142

Asian or Asian British (7.8%) 4,143,403

Black or Black British (3.5%) 1,846,614

British Mixed and Other / Unknown (3.2%) 1,741,297

Total Population 53,012,456

British Indian (34%) 1,395,702

British Pakistani (27%) 1,112,282

Other BritishAsian (39%) 1,635,419

Apprenticeship Statistics: England 2015/16

Asian or Asian BritishBlack or Black BritishBritish Mixed andOther / UnknownWhite

• White (88.1%) 448,830• Asian or Asian British (4.2%) 21,380• Black or Black British (3.4%) 17,500• British Mixed and

Other / Unknown(4.3%) 21,690

Total Apprentices 509,400

Source: FE Data Library andHouse of Commons Briefing Paper, Number 06113, 21 November 2016 Apprenticeship Statistics: England

Apprentices take-up against Norm for the Population (parity)

Ethn

icity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% 140% 160%

British Mixed /Other, 134%

White; 103%

Black or Black British; 97%

Asian or Asian British; 54%

British Asians in Apprenticeships

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

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5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000Over the past 10 years, the up take of Apprenticeships by British Asians has increased from circa 4,680 to 21,380

Despite this, British Asians are falling behind with only 4.2% entering apprenticeships, which is 3.6% below a 54% shortfall from the expected.

However this is not the full story!!* House of Commons Briefing Paper, Number 06113, 21 November 2016 Apprenticeship Statistics: England

The growth of British Asians in Apprenticeships

Asian Apprentice Statistics• The British Asian population of England is growing

faster than the overall population• More than one in three (36.5%) British Asians are

under 15, compared with fewer than one in five whites (18.5%).

• 58% of the demographics in a specific case of British Pakistanis in Birmingham are under 24 against 31.75% for White as a like for like comparison, this is depicted in the next two charts.

Age Pyramids of Pakistani British Asians in Birmingham

MAPPING OF RACE AND POVERTY IN BIRMINGHAMAlessio Cangiano – ESRC Centre on Migration, Policy andSociety (COMPAS, University of Oxford)

Age Pyramids of Whites in Birmingham

University Statistics: England 2015/16

Asian or Asian British Black or Black British

British Mixed and Other / Unknown White

White (77%) 1,417,300Asian or Asian British 10% 183,505Black or Black Brtitish (7%)122,150British Mixed andOther / Unknown(6%) 119,360

Total Number at University 1,842,315

UK Domicile all years

Source: www.hesa.ac.uk

University take-up against Norm for the Population (parity)

However As before this is not the full story!! Because of the over representation of young demographic which will skew the

numbers further.

Ethn

icity

0% 50% 100% 150% 200% 250%

Asian or Asian British ; 128%

Black or Black British ; 189%

British Mixed and Other / Unkown; 203%

White ; 90%

A few final thoughts:Unsure why government trying to get more BME students into

university as these are already more likely to go to university than white British students

If we meet the government growth plans of 20% increase on apprenticeships this will still be at least 35% below current figures

The removal of uplifts under the new app funding: disadvantage uplift and London weighting affects disproportionally the BME

community

Many more British Asians will continue to go down the route of University with very little thought in terms of any alternative

including the higher degree option