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 SDR 115/2012                                                                                                                                                26 July 2012  Staff at Further Education Institutions in Wales, 2010/11  This Statistical First Release provides information on the number of staff full time equivalents (FTEs) directly employed by Further Education (FE) institutions at any time during the academic year 2010/11.  The data used in this release were collected from the institutions by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) via the Finance Record, as for 2009/10. Previous releases were sourced by the Staff Individualised Record (SIR); see notes for further detail.   Summary: • During 2010/11, staff numbers, directly employed by FE institutions in Wales, amounted to 8,810 full time equivalents (FTEs).  • The overall number of staff FTEs, directly employed by FE institutions in Wales, rose by 3 per cent between 2009/10 and 2010/11, reversing a downward trend since a peak in staff FTE numbers in 2005/06.  The 2010/11 total was almost identical to that in 2008/09. • At an institutional level, year on year changes in staff FTE numbers varied across FE institutions, with 7 institutions experiencing a decrease in staff numbers, compared to 2009/10.  Chart 1: Full-time equivalent staff numbers, by FE institution, 2010/11 (a)   01002003004005006007008009001,000Coleg Llandrillo Coleg Gwent Gower CollegeDeeside College Neath Port Talbot College Bridgend College Coleg Sir Gar Coleg Glan Hafren Coleg Menai Yale College Coleg Morgannwg Pembrokeshire College Ystrad Mynach College Barry College Coleg Powys Coleg Harlech/WEA (North) Coleg Ceredigion Saint David's Catholic College WEA (South) YMCA InstitutionStaff numbers                        Source: 2010/11 Finance Record (a) Colleges which merged before October 2010 are not illustrated as separate sites but are included in the figures of the new merged bodies.       (Table 1 footnotes provide details of mergers.) Statistician: Phil Lovell                                     Tel: 029 2082 5139                           E-mail: post16ed.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk Next update: July 2013 (provisional) Twitter: www.twitter.com/statisticswales | www.twitter.com/ystadegaucymru  Staff FTEs at FE institutions • Chart 1 and Table 1 show the distribution of staff FTEs across FE institutions. • During 2010/11, staff numbers amounted to 8,810 full-time equivalents (FTEs), an increase of 3 per cent, compared with 2009/10. • The number of staff at individual institutions varied widely, from around 10 FTEs in YMCA, to 970 FTEs at Coleg Llandrillo Cymru (since its merger with Coleg Meirion Dwyfor).   Table 1:  Full-time equivalent staff numbers, by institution, 2004/05 to 2010/11 (a) Institution 2004/05 (b) 2005/06 (b) 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11Barry College 300 310 315 325 330 330 335Bridgend College 630 635 585 570 580 575 595Coleg Ceredigion 135 140 135 140 125 125 125Deeside College (c)(e) 405 415 425 455 460 585 675Coleg Glan Hafren 410 430 465 470 445 445 470Gorseinon College (f) 295 320 325 315 305 315 .Gower College Swansea (f) . . . . . .Coleg Gwent 970 970 970 1005 1045 950 925Coleg Harlech/WEA (North) 95 95 100 95 100 100 125Coleg Llandrillo Cymru (d) 580 615 640 640 660 810 970Coleg Llysfasi (e) 125 125 135 130 115 110 .Coleg Meirion Dwyfor (d) 205 205 215 215 210 . .Coleg Menai 440 375 375 380 385 385 460Coleg Morgannwg 585 540 505 450 410 420 440Neath Port Talbot College 550 555 555 565 575 585 665Pembrokeshire College 440 460 440 390 390 380 395Coleg Powys 280 280 270 270 265 270 250Saint David's Catholic College 100 100 110 115 110 120 110Coleg Sir Gar 575 590 590 575 560 550 535Swansea College (f) 645 680 675 635 590 540 .WEA (South) 95 100 105 95 65 60 65Welsh College of Horticulture (c) 190 195 180 180 180 . .Yale College Wrexham 425 485 490 500 465 465 450YMCA 20 25 15 10 15 15 10Ystrad Mynach College 415 425 415 440 430 390 390Total 8,910 9,080 9,035 8,955 8,805 8,530 8,810Source: 2010/11 Finance Record(a) Figures are rounded to the nearest 5 and there may be slight discrepancies between the sums of constituent items and the independently rounded totals.(b) For comparability, figures for 2004/05 and 2005/06 do not include data for Merthyr Tydfil College, for which data hasnot been collected from 2006/07 onwards, following its merger with the University of Glamorgan in 2006. (c) The Welsh College of Horticulture merged into Deeside College in August 2009.(d) Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor merged into Coleg Llandrillo Cymru in April 2010.(e) Coleg Llysfasi merged into Deeside College in August 2010.(f) Swansea College and Gorseinon College merged to form Gower College Swansea in August 2010.825      Change in staff FTE numbers at FE institutions between 2009/10 and 2010/11  • Table 1 gives the numbers of staff FTEs at each FE institution. • Total staff FTEs remain lower than at their peak in 2005/06. However, following a decline in numbers between 2005/06 and 2009/10, the overall number of staff FTEs directly employed by FE institutions rose by 3 per cent between 2009/10 and 2010/11. (Table 1). • At an institution level, 7 FE institutions had a decrease in staff numbers (including a small decline at Coleg Ceredigion, apparent from unrounded figures).  Excluding the YMCA, the largest proportional decreases between 2009/10 and 2010/11 were 10 per cent at St David’s Catholic College and 8 per cent at Coleg Powys. • Although the increase in staff FTE numbers at Deeside College between 2009/10 and 2010/11 was 15 per cent, this was the result of the merger with Coleg Llysfasi.  The overall change across the constituent sites was a small decline of 3 per cent.  Coleg Menai staff FTEs rose by 19 per cent between the two years.  Coleg Harlech/WEA(North) FTEs rose by 24 per cent which, the college explains, was the result of the inclusion of participants in medium and short term projects.  An increase of 14 per cent at Neath Port Talbot College has mainly been the result of the college having incorporated the figures of a new subsidiary company. • Following the merger of Coleg Meirion Dwyfor into Coleg Llandrillo Cymru in April 2010, Coleg Meirion Dwyfor’s figures do not appear in 2009/10 as it was largely incorporated into Coleg Llandrillo Cymru’s figures for that year and fully incorporated by 2010/11.  Comparing the sum of the staff FTEs of the two colleges in 2008/09 with the merged figure for 2010/11, there was a two year increase of 12 per cent.   Table 2:  Staff FTE numbers by pay expenditure categories, 2004/05 to 2010/11 (a)(b)  Pay Expenditure Category2004/05 (c) 2005/06 (c) 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11Teaching and Learning Departments 5,535 5,520 5,360 5,395 5,220 5,100 5,300Teaching and Learning Support Services 635 805 925 875 970 955 980Other Support Services 430 420 400 335 365 335 370Administration and Central Services 1,305 1,330 1,280 1,320 1,345 1,235 1,210General Education Expenditure 75 70 135 130 70 75 60Premises 350 350 330 330 345 335 335Research and Consultancy * 5 25 25 * * *Other Incoming Generating Activities 345 355 365 345 300 315 370Catering and Residence 205 190 190 170 165 160 170Farm 30 30 30 30 20 15 20Total 8,910 9,080 9,035 8,955 8,805 8,530 8,810Source: 2010/11 Finance Record(a) A ‘*’ represents a number greater than 0, but less than 5.(b) Other figures are rounded to the nearest 5 and there may be slight discrepancies between the sums of constituent items and the independently rounded totals.(c) For comparability, figures for 2004/05 and 2005/06 do not include data for Merthyr Tydfil College, for which data hasnot been collected from 2006/07 onwards, following its merger with the University of Glamorgan in 2006. Academic Year   • Table 2 shows staff numbers by pay expenditure categories. • Between 2009/10 and 2010/11, most pay expenditure categories increased in absolute numbers but Administration and Central Services staff FTE numbers have been falling since 2008/09.   • The ‘Teaching and learning departments’ category continues to have the largest number of staff FTEs directly employed by FE institutions, amounting to 60 per cent of total FTEs, as was also the case in 2009/10 (62 per cent in 2004/05).    Table 3:  Staff FTE numbers by institution and pay expenditure categories, 2010/11 (a)(b)  FE InstitutionTeaching and Learning DepartmentsTeaching and Learning Support ServicesOther Support ServicesAdministration and Central ServicesOther (c) TotalBarry College 175 40 35 70 10 335Bridgend College 365 5 25 70 130 595Coleg Ceredigion 55 15 15 25 15 125Deeside College 475 20 20 65 95 675Coleg Glan Hafren 320 60 30 35 25 470Gower College Swansea 555 30 35 80 130 825Coleg Gwent 545 115 0 255 10 925Coleg Harlech/WEA (North) 65 5 0 35 15 125Coleg Llandrillo Cymru 495 230 45 135 65 970Coleg Menai 300 75 30 40 15 460Coleg Morgannwg 235 85 30 45 45 440Neath Port Talbot College 275 125 30 75 160 665Pembrokeshire College 275 25 15 55 30 395Coleg Powys 150 25 20 30 25 250Saint David's Catholic College 75 5 * 20 10 110Coleg Sir Gar 300 40 10 80 105 535WEA (South) 40 10 * 15 * 65Yale College Wrexham 325 45 15 40 30 450YMCA * 0 0 5 * 10Ystrad Mynach College 280 25 15 35 35 390All FE Institutions 5,300 980 370 1,210 955 8,810Source: 2010/11 Finance Record(a) A ‘*’ represents a number greater than 0, but less than 5. (b) Other figures are rounded to the nearest 5 and there may be slight discrepancies between the sums of constituent items and  the independently rounded totals.(c) The ‘Other’ category includes ‘General Education Expenditure’, 'Premises', ‘Research and Consultancy’,  'Other Income Generating  Activities', 'Catering and Residence' and ‘Farm’ pay expenditure categories.Pay Expenditure Categories • Table 3 shows staff numbers by institution and pay expenditure categories. • During 2010/11, the ‘Teaching and Learning Departments’ category accounted for 60 per cent of total staff FTEs directly employed by FE institutions, ranging from 72 per cent in Yale College Wrexham to 41 per cent in Neath Port Talbot College.  (See also YMCA below.) • The ‘Administration and Central Services’ category was the second largest category, accounting for 14 per cent of total staff FTEs directly employed by FE institutions, ranging from 30 per cent in Coleg Harlech / WEA (North) (and see also YMCA below) to 7 per cent in Coleg Glan Hafren. • The split between ‘teaching & learning departments’ and ‘teaching & learning support services’ reflects the different style of teaching in each college.  In some instances, instructors and demonstrators may be included under ‘teaching & learning support services’. • At YMCA, ‘administration & central services’ forms a large proportion (67 per cent) and ‘Teaching and Learning Departments’ a low proportion (22 per cent) of total staff FTEs.  The 2009/10 release explained the high and low proportions at that time, which have since become even more pronounced, as being a consequence of the relatively high levels of hourly paid contract staff at the institution.  This release includes only direct teaching staff and therefore such contract staff do not appear in the tables.    Notes  1. Data source   This Statistical First Release provides information on the number of staff full time equivalents (FTEs) directly employed by Further Education (FE) institutions at any time during the academic year 2010/11.  The data used in this release are collected from the institutions by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) via the Finance Record. Previous releases were sourced from the Staff Individualised Record (SIR).  However, this collection was suspended after 2008/09 owing to a prioritisation of statistical activity and in order to reduce the burden of two separate data collections, pending a review of data requirements in this topic area. This subject was included in the 2011 consultation on Education Statistics, with the summary of responses and our resultant action plan available at the link below: www.wales.gov.uk/consultations/statistics/education/ The future approach may be influenced by proposals to amend the requirements for registration of the education workforce in Wales on which a consultation document was issued in December 2011: www.wales.gov.uk/consultations/education/regeducationworkforce/ The staff FTE data are used for monitoring and to inform strategy development.  Furthermore, the data provide the official source of statistics on Post 16 staff FTEs in Wales.  The staff FTE data are collected as part of the Finance Record.  The Finance Record is primarily a financial return supplied to the Welsh Government by FE institutions and comprises a replica of their financial statements.  Data for Merthyr College have not been collected for 2006/07 onwards following its merger with the University of Glamorgan in 2006. Thus, for comparability, data for Merthyr College have been excluded from years 2004/05 and 2005/06.  Separate figures for Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor and the Welsh College of Horticulture are not included for 2009/10, as these institutions merged into Coleg Llandrillo Cymru and Deeside College respectively during the academic year.  The latter two institutions therefore show a rise in staff FTE numbers between 2008/09 and 2009/10.  Similar effects result in 2010/11 from the merger of Coleg Llysfasi into Deeside College and that between Swansea College and Gorseinon College to form Gower College Swansea.  2. Definitions  The academic years used throughout this release refer to the period 1st August to 31st July.  Staff FTE figures are as supplied directly from the Further Education Institutions via the Finance Record.  3. Rounding   All figures in this Statistical Release are rounded to the nearest 5 and therefore, there may be apparent slight differences between the sum of the constituent rows/columns and the totals.  A ‘.’ means that a data item is not applicable in a given table and ‘*’ represents a number greater than 0 but less than 5.  4. Key Quality Information   This section provides a summary of information on this output against five dimensions of quality: Relevance, Accuracy, Timeliness and Punctuality, Accessibility and Clarity, and Comparability.  4.1 Relevance   The measures set out in this publication are primarily used: • By the Welsh Government - DfES, to monitor the staff numbers in FE Institutions. • By education providers themselves, as a management tool to monitor staff levels. • Unions and other representative bodies of education providers.  The data are also used both within and outside the Welsh Government to monitor staff FTE trends. Some of the key users are:   • Ministers and the Members Research Service in the National Assembly for Wales;  • Officials in the Welsh Government;  • Other government departments; • Students, researchers, and academics;  • Individual citizens, private companies, and the media.   The statistics are used in a variety of ways. Some examples of these are:  • General background and research; • Inclusion in reports and briefings; • Advice to Ministers; • To inform and evaluate the education policy-making process in Wales.  4.2 Accuracy   Previous releases were sourced from the Staff Individualised Record (SIR). However, as this collection has been suspended, SIR figures for 2009/10 and 2010/11 are not available.   For each staff contract, the SIR collected the contracted hours expressed as a proportion of the hours of a notional full-time member of staff. The full time equivalent (FTE) of the member of staff was calculated as the sum of these proportions of full-time hours over his or her contracts.  The 2009/10 and 2010/11 versions of the ‘Staff at Further Education Institutions in Wales’ replace the SIR-derived FTE trends back to 2004/05 with FTEs sourced directly from FE institutions through the Finance Record collection.  The following table compares FTE counts from both data sources. It shows that for most years the Staff Individualised Record gave a figure around 150-250 higher than the Finance Record and following a similar trend. The exception for this was in 2005/06 but further investigation would be required to understand the reasons for the disparity in that year. Data Source2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11Staff Individualised Record 9,160 8,960 9,260 9,185 9,065 . .Finance Record 8,910 9,080 9,035 8,955 8,805 8,530 8,810Finance Record as % of SIR 97 101 98 98 97 . .(a) Figures are rounded to the nearest 5 and there may be slight discrepancies between the sums of constituent items and the independently rounded totals.(b) Data for 2004/05 and 2005/06 does not include figures for Merthyr College, as data has not been  collected for 2006/07 onwards, following its merger with the University of Glamorgan in 2006. Academic Year   4.3 Timeliness and Punctuality   Statistics on a given academic year are drawn from the Finance Record, following the end of the academic year. This first release is then produced and published as soon as possible during July. In the case of 2009/10 the (planned) lag was due to priority being given to several statistical outputs on learner trends and outcome measures scheduled for publication between April and June.  The 2010/11 data were made available to Knowledge and Analytical Services the month before publication.  4.4 Accessibility and Clarity   This statistical release is pre-announced and then published on the Statistics section of the Welsh Government website.   4.5 Comparability   Data on Further Education staff (and students) from 1995/96 to 2002/03 were made available through the ELWa/HEFCW annual volume ‘Higher Education, Further Education and Training Statistics in Wales’.  Commencing with 2003/04, this has been replaced by the current series of the ‘Further Education, Work-based learning and Community Learning in Wales Statistics’ annual volume which excludes information on staff numbers.  The latest version of the publication, covering the years to 2009/10, was released in September 2011.  Data on Further Education staff for 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 were made available through the Statistical First Releases SDR 101/2005, SDR 97/2006, SDR 138/2007, SDR 153/2008, SDR 121/2009 and SDR 130/2010 respectively.  The first FE staff release to be based on the Finance Record was SDR 122/2011 covering years to 2009/10.  Data for Merthyr Tydfil College have not been collected for 2006/07 onwards following its merger into the University of Glamorgan in 2006.  Thus, for comparability, data for Merthyr Tydfil College have been excluded from years 2004/05 and 2005/06.  Examples of the use of data on Staff at further education institutions in Scotland and England can be found on the websites of the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) respectively:  Staffing Statistics for Further Education Colleges in Scotland: 2009-10 Funding Council  Further education and skills sector:    Summary workforce diversity report 2011 However, due to differences in methodology and data collection, caution should be exercised in making direct comparisons with the figures contained within this release.  4.6 Further information   Further information is available from the statistics web site:  www.wales.gov.uk/topics/statistics/theme/post16ed/further-educa/ More detailed data are available to download from the StatsWales website:  www.statswales.wales.gov.uk   

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