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29 A developed workforce National Measure 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Employer engagement 16.  umber of MA N starts Eligible for SDS  funding 165 156 183 200 220 Direct contracted apprenticeships 100 103 105 107 110 Employability Fund starts and proportion of all the SDS EF places allocated in a region 273 (NCLP) 179 N/A 198 13.3% 220 14.8% 240 16.2% 17.  mount of all A employer-related activity 18. Levels of non-SFC  income generated 19.  umber of full-time N learners with substantial placements (more than ten days) in business and industry Assumes total number of ring-fenced starts remains the same for the region (ie 1486) The College will identify how to measure employerrelated activity in its Employer Engagement Strategy £700k £1,000k £1,200k £1,250k £1,300k Non-SFC income includes educational contracts with SDS for Modern Apprenticeships and Employability Fund, and income from commercial courses. Targets for this will be identified in our Employer Engagement strategy. Responsibility for generating placements exist in both the curriculum and business development areas, although the latter will capture all of the College’s activity in this area in its employer relationships database. www.ayrshire.ac.uk