Public sector apprenticeship target information

Because we are a public body and we employ more than 250 people, we are set a target by Government to employ an average of at least 2.3% of our staff as new apprentices. This target runs from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2021.

We are required to report annually on our progress towards this target and have submitted our first report to the Department for Education covering the period 2017-18. The information below is taken from our first annual return to the Department for Education detailing our progress towards meeting the Public Sector Apprenticeship Target.

Number of employees who work in England

Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2017 - 20,087
Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2018 - 17,682
Number of new employees who started working for you in England between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018 - 2,340

Number of apprentices who work in England

Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2017 - 8
Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2018 - 58
Number of new apprentices in England between 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 (includes both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) - 55

Full-time equivalent

Full-time equivalents (optional) - 12,404

Reporting percentages

Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 - 2.35%
Percentage of total headcount that were apprentices on 31 March 2018 - 0.33%
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) between 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 as a proportion of total headcount on 31 March 2017 - 0.27%