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Slide 1

Total attendances to training programmes by members of the MPLS Division. This graph shows the annual number of attendees from 2014/15 to 2023/24. Numbers grew from 771 in 2014/15 to 1353 in 2020/21, dropping in 2021/22 to 2022/23 and rose again to 1220 in 2023/24. 

Slide 2

Number of unique attendees to training programmes by members of the MPLS Division. Separate numbers are shown for MPLS Staff and Students. Student numbers have grown since 2014/15 when 402 students attended, and has stayed similar around 450-500 per year until 2023/24. Staff numbers grew from 2014/15 when 133 attended, to a peak in 2018/19 when 259 staff members attended courses. Since 2018/19 numbers have gradually decreased to 2023/24 when 168 member attended.

Slide 3

MPLS Bookings versus the number of attendances to courses. This graph shows that more people book on courses than attend. 2020/21 had the highest number of bookings at 4272, and 1353 attendances. Number of Attendances has remained similar (between 1093 and 1353) across the reporting period. 

Slide 4

Number of courses offered annually. In 2014/15 the number of courses offered was 67. This grew to a peak of 100 in 2016/17, and has sat between 80 and 99 between 2017/18 and 2023/24. 

Slide 5

The percentage of places booked that did not attend. This is termed the ‘no-show rate’. Separate statistics are shown for MPLS Students and MPLS Staff. The percentage of students not attending courses after booking a place has ranged between 22% and 34%. The percentage of staff not attending courses after booking a place has ranged between 14% and 32%.