2 Professional occupations 18.7 18.0 19.5 3 Associate professional & technical 13.2 13.1 14.4 4 Administrative & secretarial 10.3 11.5 10.9 5 Skilled trades occupations 10.9 9.9 10.3 6 Personal service occupations 10.0 10.1 8.9 7 Sales and customer service occs 8.3 9.1 8.0 8 Process & machine operatives 6.9 7.0 6.2 9 Elementary occupations 10.1 11.1 10.8 Soc 2000 major group 1-3 43.5 40.5 44.2 Soc 2000 major group 4-5 21.2 21.4 21.2 Soc 2000 major group 6-7 18.3 19.2 16.9 Soc 2000 major group 8-9 17.0 18.1 17.0 151,100 3,136,900 Base (Residents in employment) 24,605,800 Source: ONS Annual Population Survey Jan 2012 - Dec 2012 Qualifications Education and skills are critical elements of sound economic performance. Table B6 illustrates that 53.0% of economically active residents in Cheshire West and Chester have at least an NVQ3 level qualification (compared with 53.4% for the North West and 53.6% nationally). The proportion with NVQ4 and above (35.0%) is higher than the North West proportion (34.9%) and national proportion (36.8%). B6 Educational attainment of Cheshire West and Chester’s economically active population Cheshire West and North West Highest Qualification Chester (%) (%) England (%) 35.0 NVQ4 and above 34.9 36.8 18.0 NVQ3 18.5 16.8 20.5 NVQ2 17.7 17 13.1 NVQ1 12.6 12.5 5.4 Trade Apprenticeships 4.3 3.7 2.8 Qualifications 5.6 6.6 5.2 No Qualifications 6.4 6.6 Total 100 100 100 151,100 Base (Economically Active) 3,337,700 25,516,900 Source: ONS Annual Population Survey; Jan Dec 2012 –
2 Professional occupations 18.7 18.0 19.5 3 Associate professional & technical 13.2 13.1 14.4 4 Administrative & secretarial 10.3 11.5 10.9 5 Skilled trades occupations 10.9 9.9 10.3 6 Personal service occupations 10.0 10.1 8.9 7 Sales and customer service occs 8.3 9.1 8.0 8 Process & machine operatives 6.9 7.0 6.2 9 Elementary occupations 10.1 11.1 10.8 Soc 2000 major group 1-3 43.5 40.5 44.2 Soc 2000 major group 4-5 21.2 21.4 21.2 Soc 2000 major group 6-7 18.3 19.2 16.9 Soc 2000 major group 8-9 17.0 18.1 17.0 Base (Residents in employment) 151,100 3,136,900 24,605,800 Source: ONS Annual Population Survey Jan 2012 - Dec 2012 Qualifications Education and skills are critical elements of sound economic performance. Table B6 illustrates that 53.0% of economically active residents in Cheshire West and Chester have at least an NVQ3 level qualification (compared with 53.4% for the North West and 53.6% nationally). The proportion with NVQ4 and above (35.0%) is higher than the North West proportion (34.9%) and national proportion (36.8%). B6 Educational attainment of Cheshire West and Chester’s economically active population Highest Qualification Cheshire West and Chester (%) North West (%) England (%) NVQ4 and above 35.0 34.9 36.8 NVQ3 18.0 18.5 16.8 NVQ2 20.5 17.7 17 NVQ1 13.1 12.6 12.5 Trade Apprenticeships 5.4 4.3 3.7 Qualifications 2.8 5.6 6.6 No Qualifications 5.2 6.4 6.6 Total 100 100 100 Base (Economically Active) 151,100 3,337,700 25,516,900 Source: ONS Annual Population Survey; Jan – Dec 2012