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%

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