Public Sector Apprenticeship Target
Annual Report
1 April 2018 - 31 March 2019
As a public body we are required to publish details of our progress towards meeting our Apprenticeship Target.
The target is an average 2.3% of total headcount who employ more than 250 employees. The target is an average from 17/18 – 20/21 inclusive.
Quantitative data
| Number of employees who were working on 31 March 2018 | 341 |
| Number of employees who were working on 31 March 2019 | 357 |
| Number of new employees who started working between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019 | 54 |
| Number of apprentices who were working on 31 March 2018 | 10 |
| Number of apprentices who were working on 31 March 2019 | 12 |
| Number of new apprentices between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019 (includes new hires and existing employees who started an Apprenticeship) | 4 |
| Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship ) as a proportion of employment starts between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019 | 7.41% |
| Percentage of total headcount that were apprentices on 31 March 2019 | 3.36% |
| Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship ) as a proportion of number of employees working on 31 March 2018 | 1.17% |
Qualitative Information
We will continue to promote apprenticeships across the Council to ensure we meet our target.