Public Sector

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Who will be responsible for training your new apprentices?
Who will have
responsibility for
apprenticeships?
A training provider who can deliver all of
your apprenticeship needs
29%
Multiple specialist training providers 43%
Appoint a lead provider with the ability
to manage subcontractors
Enlist the support of your organisational
wide Managed Service Provider
0%
0%
Become an employer training
provider yourself 14%
• Over two-fifths (43%) will opt for multiple
external training providers, and 29% are looking
for a single provider, both figures are close to the
all-sector averages (44% and 34% respectively).
A few public sector employers (14%) are
planning to train apprentices internally.
• Most public sector employers (71%) say
an apprenticeship team will manage their
programmes, one of the highest in any sector;
the all-sector average is 33%. Well over half
nominate L&D (57%), with 14% saying HR and
the same amount the business as a whole.
Responsibility for managing apprentices
Graduate /Early Career 0%
HR 14%
• Of those who will opt for external training providers,
the most important considerations are the ability
to furnish a broad range of apprenticeships and
bespoke offerings (83% each), end-to-end
consultation (67%), industry experience (67%),
and a strong client portfolio (33%).
• A third (33%) say their apprenticeship
programme is driven at top executive level. Most
cite L&D (67%) and a levy project team with
representatives from around the business (50%).
• Two-fifths of employers (43%) say that finance
will manage the Digital Apprenticeship Service
(DAS) with 29% saying it will be HR.
Analysis: The diverse nature of public sector
employment and the broad range of roles inevitably
means responsibility for apprentices is equally diverse.
However, the unique obstacles public sector employers
face present a challenge to external providers, and not
all will be equipped to deal flexibly and sensitively with
such a diverse workforce.
Talent
Apprenticeship specific team
The business
0%
L&D 57%
14%
71%
• A majority of public sector employers (71%)
will manage apprentice recruitment in house.
A significant minority (29%) plans to rely on a
mixture of outsourcing and in-house strategies.
Who internally will be responsible for managing your online Digital
Apprenticeship Service (DAS) account and resulting levy cash flow?
Other
29%
Business 0%
HR function
28%
Finance function 43%