Public Sector Apprenticeship Target

Prescribed groups and public sector bodies with 250 or more staff in England have a target to employ an average of at least 2.3% of their staff as new apprentice starts over the period of 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2021. Bodies in scope must have regard to the target. As a multi academy trust we have come within this scope from 31 March 2018 and are required to provide details for the period 1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019 as given below:

Apprenticeship Target

Number of starters during this period	184
Number of Apprentices who began work during this period	1
Number of employees employed at end of this period	529
Number of Apprentices at the end of this period	1
Number of Apprentices who began work during this period as a percentage figure	0.5%
Number of Apprentices at the end of this period as a percentage figure	0.2%
Headcount before period began	347
Number of Apprentices who began work during this period as a percentage of Headcount before period began	0.3%

For further information regarding the Public Sector Apprenticeship Target see :

meeting the public sector apprenticeship target guidance.pdf