Kirklees Advanced Apprenticeships

G Bunton made this Freedom of Information request to Kirklees Borough Council

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From: G Bunton

16 August 2010

Dear Kirklees Borough Council,

I am writing with reference to your advertised apprenticeship
programs
(http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/employment/wo...)
both in Business Administration and Other Apprenticeship programs.

Please provide information as to number of young people who take
part in these apprenticeship programs per year since 2007, as well
as breakdowns as to which areas of the Council they are working in.
If possible, please provide any information about projected numbers
for 2011 as well.

Please can you also provide details about the costs of these
programs. What is the starting wage for an apprentice on one of
these programs? How much does the council spend overall on putting
young people through their apprenticeship's?

Yours faithfully,

G Bunton

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From: Freedom Info
Kirklees Borough Council

19 August 2010

Thank you for your enquiry.
I am forwarding it to the relevant Services for their attention and we will contact you again as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely

Information Team
Kirklees Council Civic Centre 3
Market Street
Huddersfield HD1 2YZ
Tel 01484 225985 (860 5985)
Fax 01484 221293 (860 1293)

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From: Freedom Info
Kirklees Borough Council

16 September 2010

Dear G Bunton

I refer to your recent enquiry regarding apprenticeship programs and
apologise for the delay in replying.

Please find the Council's response below:

Apprenticeship Numbers per year since 2007:

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|SERVICE AREA |2007|2008|2009|2010|
|----------------------------------------------------+----+----+----+----|
|Building Service | 41| 47| 51| 50|
|----------------------------------------------------+----+----+----+----|
|Parks & Open Spaces | | | 12| 9|
|----------------------------------------------------+----+----+----+----|
|Highways | 17| 7| 7| 5|
|----------------------------------------------------+----+----+----+----|
|Building Control | | 4| 5| 4|
|----------------------------------------------------+----+----+----+----|
|Young Peoples Service | 15| | | |
|----------------------------------------------------+----+----+----+----|
|Generic/Council wide - Business Admin, Customer | 61| 64| 55| 31|
|Service, IT | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------+----+----+----+----|
|TOTAL | 134| 122| 130| 99|
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

At this stage it is not viable to project the numbers of 2011

 

Costs of apprenticeships programmes:

The training costs related to apprenticeships are funded by the Government
via the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS).

The salary of an apprentice is paid by the Council; any employer who
recruits an apprentice is required to do this. The Council wage structure
for apprentices is in line with the national requirements which is
£95/week in the first year and then the National Minimum Wage for any
apprentice aged 19 and over.

The exception to this is our Advanced Apprenticeship programme in Business
Administration; apprentices on this programme are expected to undertake
work at a more advanced level. The wage levels for this programme starts
at £139/week.

I trust this meets with your requirements.

Yours sincerely

Information Access Team

E: [email address]

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