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Civil Service: Apprenticeship Targets

Thursday 12 November 2020 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Civil Service is focusing on legal requirements for apprenticeship targets in public sector bodies
  • Discussions are ongoing between Cabinet Office and Department for Education on apprenticeship targets
  • Apprenticeship recruitment is a key part of Departments' resourcing plans for new appointments

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Robert Halfon Con
Education Employment
Context

The question follows discussions on civil service apprenticeships, focusing on the ambition to recruit 30,000 new apprentices by April and achieving a 2.3% target in the workforce.

Question

What discussions have been had with the Secretary of State for Education regarding apprenticeship targets for the civil service? The focus is on legal requirements and ensuring all public sector bodies fulfill these targets, with particular attention to job advertisements as apprenticeships and procurement contracts including a significant percentage of apprentice employees.

Answer from Julia Lopez

Apprenticeship recruitment is a core part of Departments' resourcing plans, ensuring the route is used for all appropriate recruitment activities. The Cabinet Office has been working closely with the Department for Education to deliver on the ambition of 30,000 new apprentices by April and achieving the 2.3% target in the civil service workforce.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific details on ensuring all public sector bodies fulfill their legal requirements were not provided.

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Q2 Robert Halfon Con
Employment
Context

Continuing the discussion on civil service apprenticeships, the question focuses on making certain that every new appointment is advertised as an apprenticeship and that employment contracts have a significant percentage of employees as apprentices.

Question

Will it be made clear that all public sector bodies must meet their legal requirements for the 2.3% apprenticeship target? Will new appointments, where possible, be advertised as apprenticeships at both level 2 and degree levels?

Answer from Julia Lopez

Apprenticeship recruitment is a core part of Departments' resourcing plans, used appropriately in all recruitment activities. The Cabinet Office aims to broaden the apprenticeship supply market and attract more talented individuals into the civil service through apprenticeships.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific commitments on legal requirements were not addressed.

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