FOI 9522

  1. Please can you:
  1. Supply a copy of your model apprenticeship agreement or/and apprenticeship policy/ guidelines. If you do not have one, please state.

See attached.

  1. State which of the following levels of apprenticeship training is available by your local authority and state the apprentice full time weekly Pay for each:
  1. Level 2
  2. Level 3
  3. Level 4
  4. Level 5
  5. Other (please specify)

At the moment we have apprenticeships at Levels 2-4. We may make other levels available in future. The rates of pay for apprentices are:

First year of apprenticeship - any age £5.60

After the 1st year:-

25 and over £7.50

21 to 24 £7.05

20 and under £5.60

  1. Apprentices employed on a contract of training of one year or more will receive annual incremental pay rises. Please supply a copy of the currently agreed pay scales applicable to apprentices employed by your local authority.

See attached.

  1. For 2015, what was the:
  1. Total number of new apprentices employed:
  1. Full time
  2. Part time

See answer to number 5.

  1. Total number of existing staff employed on an apprenticeship scheme:
  1. Full time
  2. Part time

See answer to number 5.

  1. Total number of apprenticeships that were completed

See answer to number 5.

  1. Total number of new apprentices that gained further employment.

No data exists.

  1. For 2016, what was the:
  1. Total number of new apprentices employed:
  1. Full time
  2. Part time

See answer to number 5.

  1. Total number of existing staff employed on an apprenticeship scheme:
  1. Full time
  2. Part time

See answer to number 5.

  1. Total number of apprenticeships completed

See answer to number 5.

  1. Total number of new apprentices that gained employment

No data exists.

  1. For the current year 2017, please:
  1. State the total number of new apprentices employed:
  1. Full time
  2. Part time
  1. State the total number of existing staff employed on an apprenticeship scheme:
  1. Full time
  2. Part time

Apprentices are managed on a rolling programme based on an academic year. It’s impossible to separate them into years. Our historical records don’t show whether the apprentices are new or existing staff. In the period September 2014-2017 a total of 187 apprenticeships were started.

  1. State the total number of apprenticeships completed

From September 2014-2017 67 apprentices completed their apprenticeships.

  1. Total number of new apprentices that have gained employment up to September 2017

37

  1. Supply a breakdown showing the current number of apprentices employed for each job role/function

Pre Levy apprentices

Administration Assistant3

Administrator1

Administrator ESC3

Apprentice Administration Assistant1

Apprentice Assistant Technical Specialist1

Apprentice Centre Support Assistant1

Apprentice Payroll1

Apprentice Public Health Business Support1

Assistant Technical Specialist Service Desk Delivery1

Business Support Apprentice2

Business Support Assistant2

Business Systems Administration Apprentice1

Centre Support Assistant1

Children's Centre Support Assistant3

Community Support Worker2

Top of Form

CSE Administration Officer Bottom of Form1

Customer Service Agent1

Early Help Centre Support1

Finance Support Assistant1

Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor1

HR ＆Payroll Administration Apprentice1

HR/Recruitment Apprentice1

Locality Business Support Assistant2

Locality Children's Centre Support Assistant1

Parking Administrator1

Public Transport Technician1

Safe ＆Sustainable Officer1

Senior Administrative Assistant1

Top of Form

Senior Administrator Bottom of Form1

Senior Assistant Bibliographical Services1

Senior Post Room Administrator1

Senior Support Advisor3

Systems Admin Apprentice1

Technical Assistant1

Levy apprentices

Admin Assist1

Asst Cook5

Business Admin1

Business Support3

Business Support Finance1

Senior Personal Assistant1

Technical Support Assistant1

Trainee Technician 5

Transport Planner 10

Apprentice Finance/Business Administrative Assistant 1

Secretariat Support Assistant 2

Technician 4

Enforcement Officer 1

Senior Technician 1

  1. Supply a breakdown showing the current number of new and existing apprentices by race, disability, gender identity and sexual orientation.

No accurate data exists.

  1. What terms and conditions are all your apprentices employed on? For example JNC, NJC, SJC, or other (please specify)

JNC

  1. When creating new and existing apprenticeships in your local authority, does your recruitment policy and procedures encourage managers not to create apprenticeship opportunities to replace jobs which have been deleted and not to replace employees in any circumstances?

The recruitment policy and procedures don’t encourage to recruit apprenticeships to replace jobs that have been deleted. The recruitment policy and procedures encourage managers to replace employees when there is a vacancy.

Yes

No

Don’t know

  1. Does your local authority add apprenticeships clauses to relevant tender specifications and encourage existing contractors to implement apprenticeship programmes in their contracts?

Yes

No

Don’t know