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Civil Service public sector apprenticeship return 2020-2021, and Departmental Summary for 2017-2021.

Civil Service apprenticeship targets and actual outturn starts for April 2020 to March 2021, and Departmental Summary for 2017-2021.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Published: 1 October 2021

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Departmental Summary 2017-2021

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Details

During 2020/21 the Civil Service met its target of 30,000+ apprenticeships. From April 2020 to March 2021 7,841 people started an apprenticeship, 2.2% of the Civil Service headcount.

Over the four year reporting period, 2017-2021, the Civil Service had an average 1.8% apprenticeship starts against headcount. Apprentices can be both new recruits, and existing staff.

Apprenticeships offer training across a range of professions. They upskill civil servants across the country, and equip them with the knowledge and experience to succeed. We have expanded our apprenticeship offer, introducing more levels and standards in core capabilities like digital technology, for example the Level 6 Cyber Security Professional.

The practical vocational training they offer allows civil servants to progress through their careers with confidence and competence, and the civil service becomes more effective and resilient with apprentices’ enhanced collective skills. As a training route they are also vital in supporting our mission to level-up the country. Over 80% of apprentices are based outside London.

Our 21/22 Strategy is focused on ensuring quality of experience, assurance, and relevance. Post-22, our focus is on ensuring apprenticeships are a core element of our Modernisation and Reform goals, aligned to the skills curriculum and delivered within a coherent Campus.

Background

• People starting Apprenticeships in the Civil Service has increased annually since April 2017. This year, we have seen a small increase of 3.6%, from 7,570 apprentices in 2019/20 to 7,841 in 2020/21.
• These statistics cover Civil Service (England) apprenticeships only. Other public-sector bodies will publish separate data and the Department for Education will publish an overall analysis in November.

Statistics to be published:

• 2017-21 apprenticeship actual outturn starts by department (England)
• 2017-21 actual outturn starts as a percentage of the workforce (at 31 March 2021) by department (England)

Please note the 30,000+ figure includes 7,688 starts from 2015/16 and 2016/17 that were achieved prior to the starts achieved between 2017/18 to 2020/21 that are presented in the accompanying data table.

Published 1 October 2021