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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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