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<p>As of 31 March 2020, the Civil Service has achieved a total of 2.1% of its total
workforce as apprentices against the legislative target for the public sector of 2.3%
by March 2021. HM Treasury Group has achieved 2.4% of the total staff employed within
the department and those of its arms length bodies which are in scope for the target.
We are also on track to meet our target in the current year 2020/21. 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. The data for 2018/19 can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019"
target="_blank">here</a>. The data for 2019/20 will be released on <a href="http://gov.uk/"
target="_blank">gov.uk</a> by the end of September 2020.</p><p>Departments are committed
to increasing the number of apprentices across the Civil Service and continue to work
towards the 2.3% 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>
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