Response to Written Question 441-2025
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WQ.462/2025
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING
BY DEPUTY I. GARDINER OF ST. HELIER NORTH
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 1st DECEMBER 2025
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 8th DECEMBER 2025
Question
"Further to the response to Written Question 441/2025, will the Minister advise, for 2024 and for 2025 to date –
- the total cost of delivering apprenticeship provision at Highlands College, broken down into staff and non-staff expenditure;
- the average cost per apprentice for each year, based on these totals;
- how these costs are met, specifying total income received from –
- employers;
- the £1,600 States grant; and
- apprentices themselves?"
Answer
a. Total cost of delivery broken down by staff and non-staff expenditure | ||||
| 2025 | % Split | 2024 | % Split |
Staffing Cost | £1,261,560 | 82% | £1,138,645 | 81% |
Non-staffing | £276,928 | 18% | £267,089 | 19% |
TOTAL | £1,538,488 | 100% | £1,405,734 | 100% |
b. Average cost per apprentice per year | ||
| 2025 | 2024 |
Number of Apprentices | 332 | 361 |
Average Cost | £4,634 | £3,894 |
c. How the costs are met by third parties and Government of Jersey (GoJ) | ||||
| 2025 | % Split | 2024 | % Split |
(i) Employers | £10,617 | 1% | £43,787 | 3% |
(ii) States grant (Trackers - GoJ Skills) | £443,200 | 29% | £396,267 | 28% |
(iii) Apprentices | £32,422 | 2% | £41,871 | 3% |
(iv) Highlands Budget (GoJ) | £1,052,249 | 68% | £923,809 | 66% |
TOTAL | £1,538,488 | 100% | £1,405,734 | 100% |
Note 1. The full States Grant is currently £1,852 per student per annum not £1,600.
Note 2. The proportion of delivery costs met by Government was 97% in 2025 and 94% in 2024.