Number of apprentice starts
The target for the number of apprentice starts in Redcar and Cleveland was 54, based on the 2.3% target set by the Government.
58 employees started an apprenticeship between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021. This is equivalent to 2.49% of the total number of employees on 31 March 2020.
Of these 58 apprentices, 42 were new employees and 16 existing employees started higher level apprenticeships.
There were 74 apprentices on 31 March 2021 which is equivalent to 3.14% of the total headcount of employees.
Actions we take
Actions towards meeting the apprenticeship target in the future:
- We aim to match a proportion of our apprenticeships to those children in our care and those leaving care.
- We are running a traineeship program for September for eight young people to give them the chance to gain work experience and work towards achieving the Maths and English grades required to complete an apprenticeship.
- We are supporting our Kickstart employees to apply for our current vacancies.
- We have no upper age limit.
- We work closely with senior management to promote higher level apprenticeships including degree level and above.
- We are working with maintained schools to offer apprenticeships and have candidates starting their level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeships in September.
The full breakdown of our apprenticeship target data is available below: