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<p>As of 31 March 2020, the Civil Service has achieved a total of 2.1 per cent of
its total workforce as apprentices against the legislative target for the public sector
of 2.3 per cent by March 2021. On 21 September 2020, the equivalent figure for the
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) was 1.7 per cent. Given
this target is a percentage of the total workforce the percentage changes in line
with workforce fluctuations over time therefore making it challenging to predict when
a Department will meet it. Data for 2018/19 can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcivil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019&data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cd591d5a6c9f043d1e3db08d8608969a6%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637365490580634889&sdata=%2Beorcj0%2BQlmQLuvwraRyAp8f9pOytcDQnXSYZLQo8dU%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">here</a>. The data for 2019/20 will be released on gov.uk by the end
of September 2020. <br> <br>Departments are committed to increasing the number of
apprentices across the Civil Service and continue to work towards the 2.3 per cent
target. The impact of the current pandemic has slowed recruitment due to priority
work and logistics. With the current strategy and targets coming to an end in April
2021, the Civil Service is already focusing on how to continue to support the apprenticeship
agenda and drive forward apprenticeship recruitment, pulling on the Plan for Jobs
initiative and considering the current economic situation.</p><p>A multi-year approach
on apprenticeships from FY 2021/22 will be developed by MHCLG’s Early Talent Team
in the coming months, which will be aligned to the new apprenticeship strategy and
any new targets included within.</p>
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