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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. Since 1 April 2020, Cabinet Office has achieved c.1% apprentice
starts representing more apprentice starts at this stage in the financial year than
in previous years. We run regular recruitment campaigns for apprentices; with a new
campaign being advertised this week. 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 current pandemic has had an impact on the Cabinet Office’s
apprenticeship ambition 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> </p>
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