County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Apprenticeship Public Sector Target
2021-22
Number of employees who work in England
Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2021
7451
Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2022
7603
Number of new employees who started working for you in England between 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022
750
Number of apprentices who work in England
Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2021
259
Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2022
357
Number of new apprentices in England between 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 (includes both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship)
230
Reporting percentages
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees
who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between
1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022
30.67
Percentage of total headcount that were apprentices on 31 March 2022
4.69
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) between 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 as a proportion of total headcount on 31 March 2021
3.09
2020-21
Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2020
7204
Number of new employees who started working for you in England between 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021
990
Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2020
265
Number of new apprentices in England between 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 (includes both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship)
122
1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021
12.32
Percentage of total headcount that were apprentices on 31 March 2021
3.48
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) between 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 as a proportion of total headcount on 31 March 2020
1.69
Published: October 2022
The public sector apprenticeship target was introduced in 2017. Public sector bodies with 250 or more staff in England have a target to employ an average of at least 2.3% of their staff as new apprentice which starts annually over the period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2021.
19-20
Number of employees who work in England Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2019 7,106 Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2020 7,096 Number of new emplo ees who started working for you in England between 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 770
Number of apprentices who work in England Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2019 217 Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2020 265 Number of new apprentices in England between 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020
(includes both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) 182
Reporting percentages Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 23.64%
Percentage of total headcount that were apprentices on 31 March 2019 3.73%
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employeeswho started an apprenticeship) between 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 as aproportion of total headcount on 31 March 2018 2.56%
18-19
Number of employees who work in England Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2018 7,231 Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2019 7,154 Number of new employees who started working for you in England between 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 798
Number of apprentices who work in England Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2018 134 Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2019 248 Number of new apprentices in England between 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 (includes both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) 142
Reporting percentages Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employeeswho started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 17.79%
Percentage of total headcount that were apprentices on 31 March 2019 3.47%
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) between 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 as a proportion of total headcount on 31 March 2018 1.96%
17-18
Number of employees who work in England Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2017 7,278 Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2018 6,637 Number of new employees who started working for you in England between 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 867
Number of apprentices who work in England Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2017 29 Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2018 134 Number of new apprentices in England between 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 (includes both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) 143
Reporting percentages Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 16.49%
Percentage of total headcount that were apprentices on 31 March 2018 2.02%
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) between 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 as a proportion of total headcount on 31 March 2017 1.96%
Published 29th Sept 2020
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