Public sector apprenticeship targets

Our apprenticeship target data

Reporting period: 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

Apprentices in main workforce

Reporting period

Headcount as of 31 March for each respective year

Target – 2.3% of workforce

Apprentice starts during period

Percentage of apprentice starts as a proportion of headcount for reporting period

2017/18

2198

51

22

1%

2018/19

2202

51

27

1.2%

2019/20

2373

55

52

2.2%
2020/21 2502 58 49 2%
2021/22 2918 67 45 1.5%
2022/23 2915 No longer needed 41 1.4%

2023/24

 3212 No longer needed 38

1.2%
Apprentices in schools (community and voluntary controlled school workforce)

Reporting period

Headcount as of 31 March for each respective year

Target – 2.3% of workforce

Apprentice starts during period

Percentage of apprentice starts as a proportion of headcount for reporting period

2017/18

2722

63

18

0.7%

2018/19

2636

61

15

0.6%

2019/20

2352

54

20

0.9%
2020/21 2520 58 7 0.3%
2021/22 2556 59 25 1%
2022/23 2576 No longer needed 9 0.3%

2023/24

 2588 No longer needed 18

0.7%
Apprentices in combined council and community and voluntary controlled school workforce

Reporting period

Headcount as at 31 March for each respective year

Target – 2.3% of workforce

Apprentice starts during period

Percentage of apprentice starts as a proportion of headcount for reporting period

2017/18

4920

113

40

0.8%

2018/19

4838

111

42

0.9%

2019/20

4725

109

76

1.6%
2020/21 5022 116 56 1.1%
2021/22 5474 126 70 1.3%
2022/23 5491 No longer needed 50 0.9%

2023/24

 5800 No longer needed 56

1%