Public Sector Apprenticeship Target

The Public Sector Apprenticeship Targets Regulations 2017 require the council to report annually how it has performed with regards to achieving the Government target on apprenticeships.

The regulations set the target at an average of 2.3 per cent of total headcount for public sector employers with more than 250 employees.

Quantative Data

We published the following data for the 2021/2022 financial year:

Number of employees who were working on 31 March 2021	493
Number of employees who were working on 31 March 2022	469
Number of new employees who started working between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022	48
Number of apprentices who were working on 31 March 2021	19
Number of apprentices who were working on 31 March 2022	17
Number of new apprentices between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 (includes new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022	4
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022	9.3%
Percentage of total headcount which were apprentices on 31 March 2021	3.6%
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employees working on 31 March 2021	0.9%

Qualitative Data

We continue to promote apprenticeships across the council and aim to meet our target. We regularly monitor new, approved apprenticeship standards to check whether the council's workforce carry out professional duties and disciplines covered by the standards.

2020/21 data

The Public Sector Apprenticeship Targets Regulations 2017 require the council to report annually how it has performed with regards to achieving the Government target on apprenticeships.

The regulations set the target at an average of 2.3 per cent of total headcount for public sector employers with more than 250 employees.

Quantative Data

We published the following data for the 2020/2021 financial year:

Number of employees who were working on 31 March 2020	498
Number of employees who were working on 31 March 2021	510
Number of new employees who started working between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021	43
Number of new employees who were working on 31 March 2020	50
Number of new employees who were working on 31 March 2021	42
Number of new apprentices between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 (includes new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021	9
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021	20%
Percentage of total headcount which were apprentices on 31 March 2020	3.3%
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employees working on 31 March 2020	1.8%

Qualitative Data

We continue to promote apprenticeships across the council and aim to meet our target. We regularly monitor new, approved apprenticeship standards to check whether the council's workforce carry out professional duties and disciplines covered by the standards.

2019/20 data

The Public Sector Apprenticeship Targets Regulations 2017 require the council to report annually how it has performed with regards to achieving the Government target on apprenticeships.

The regulations set the target at an average of 2.3 per cent of total headcount for public sector employers with more than 250 employees.

Quantative Data

We published the following data for the 2019/2020 financial year:

Number of employees who were working on 31 March 2019	510
Number of employees who were working on 31 March 2020	495
Number of new employees who started working between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020	79
Number of new employees who were working on 31 March 2019	20
Number of new employees who were working on 31 March 2020	50
Number of new apprentices between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020 (includes new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020	10
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020	13%
Percentage of total headcount which were apprentices on 31 March 2020	2%
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employees working on 31 March 2020	2%

Qualitative Data

We continue to promote apprenticeships across the council and aim to meet our target. We regularly monitor new, approved apprenticeship standards to check whether the council's workforce carry out professional duties and disciplines covered by the standards.

2018/19 data

The Public Sector Apprenticeship Targets Regulations 2017 require the council to report annually how it has performed with regards to achieving the Government target on apprenticeships.

The regulations set the target at an average of 2.3 per cent of total headcount for public sector employers with more than 250 employees.

Quantative Data

We published the following data for the 2018/2019 financial year:

Number of employees who were working on 31 March 2018	480
Number of employees who were working on 31 March 2019	510
Number of new employees who started working between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019	39
Number of new employees who were working on 31 March 2018	11
Number of new employees who were working on 31 March 2019	20
Number of new apprentices between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019 (includes new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019	10
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019	26%
Percentage of total headcount which were apprentices on 31 March 2019	4%
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employees working on 31 March 2019	2%

Qualitative Data

We continue to promote apprenticeships across the council and aim to meet our target. We regularly monitor new, approved apprenticeship standards to check whether the council's workforce carry out professional duties and disciplines covered by the standards.