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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