An estimated 50,000 places are being made available on Learning and Skills Council-run Entry to Employment (e2e) programmes for the next academic year, compared with the 60,000 starter places offered this year.
The figures were outlined by Mark Haysom, Learning and Skills Council chief executive, in response to a parliamentary question by shadow young people's minister Charles Hendry.
The figures came to light as the Adult Learning Inspectorate completed a review of the first year of the e2e scheme.
While endorsing the value of e2e, the report questions whether so many young people can be satisfactorily accommodated in a single programme.
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