Public sector apprenticeship target 2020 - 2021

The government have set a target for public sector bodies, 2.3% of their current workforce (based on headcount) are to be apprentices.

This target runs from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2021 The government have requested public sector bodies to publish their number of apprenticeships annually and report this data to the Department for Education.

This forth year annual publication is for the period 01 April 2020 – 31 March 2021.

Years 1 and 2 - Public sector apprenticeship target 2017 - 2020

Our response must be recorded on the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Digital Apprenticeship Service System and published via the authorities internet site for public access.

There are 9 questions to be answered and published, they are as follows:

2.3% Public Sector Target 2020-21
Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2020	29,961
Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2021	29,656
Number of new employees who started working for you in England between 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021	2,854
Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2020	654
Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2021	695
Number of new apprentices in England between 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021	239
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021	8.37%
Percentage of total headcount that were apprentices on 31 March 2021	2.34%
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) between 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 as a proportion of total headcount on 31 March 2021	0.80%