Public sector apprenticeship target

Public sector apprenticeship target

From April 2017 to March 2022 the Government set an apprenticeship target for organisations:

  • in the public sector
  • with at least 250 staff

The target was to have, on average, each year:

  • 2.3 percent of staff starting an apprenticeship

This target included both:

  • newly employed apprentices
  • existing staff that have begun an apprenticeship

Each year we had to report on our progress in meeting the target.

Data

All figures are for a twelve month period (April 1 to March 31).

April 2021 to March 2022

Number of employees on 31 March 2021

5,627

Number of employees on 31 March 2022

5,617

Number of new employees between 2021 and 2022

650

Number of apprentices on 31 March 2021

106

Number of apprentices on 31 March 2022

116

Number of new apprentices between 2021 and 2022

71

Staff starting apprenticeships as a percentage of new employees 10.92%
Percentage of council staff, including new hires, who started an apprenticeship in 2021 to 2022 1.26%
Percentage of council staff that were apprentices on 31 March 2022 2.07%

April 2020 to March 2021

Number of employees on 31 March 2020

5,783

Number of employees on 31 March 2021

5,627

Number of new employees between 2020 and 2021

291

Number of apprentices on 31 March 2020

159

Number of apprentices on 31 March 2021

106

Number of new apprentices between 2020 and 2021

22

Staff starting apprenticeships as a percentage of new employees 7.56%
Percentage of council staff, including new hires, who started an apprenticeship in 2020 to 2021 0.38%
Percentage of council staff that were apprentices on 31 March 2021 1.88%

April 2019 to March 2020

Number of employees on 31 March 2019

5,870

Number of employees on 31 March 2020

5,783

Number of new employees between 2019 and 2020

493

Number of apprentices on 31 March 2019

105

Number of apprentices on 31 March 2020

159

Number of new apprentices between 2019 and 2020

98

Staff starting apprenticeships as a percentage of new employees 19.88%
Percentage of council staff, including new hires, who started an apprenticeship in 2019 to 2020 1.67%
Percentage of council staff that were apprentices on 31 March 2020 2.75%

April 2018 to March 2019

Please note: A number of Newcastle schools became academies in 2017 to 2018. As a result, the number of staff employed by the council – for the purposes of the apprenticeship target – was revised down.

Number of employees on 31 March 2018

5,959

Number of employees on 31 March 2019

5,870

Number of new employees between 2018 and 2019

486

Number of apprentices on 31 March 2018

93

Number of apprentices on 31 March 2019

105

Number of new apprentices between 2018 and 2019

73

Staff starting apprenticeships as a percentage of new employees 15.02%
Percentage of council staff, including new hires, who started an apprenticeship in 2018 to 2019 1.23%
Percentage of council staff that were apprentices on 31 March 2019 1.79%

April 2017 to March 2018

Number of employees on 31 March 2017

7,130

Number of employees on 31 March 2018

6,837

Number of new employees between 2017 and 2018

782

Number of apprentices on 31 March 2017

114

Number of apprentices on 31 March 2018

93

Number of new apprentices between 2017 and 2018

56

Staff starting apprenticeships as a percentage of new employees 7.16%
Percentage of council staff, including new hires, who started an apprenticeship in 2017 to 2018 0.79%
Percentage of council staff that were apprentices on 31 March 2018 1.36%
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