Asked by: Mike Kane (Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of staff employed by her Department are apprentices.
Answered by Conor Burns
As of 31st January, there are 75 apprentices employed by the Department for International Trade (DIT) and UK Export Finance (UKEF). This is 3.2% of the total staff employed by DIT and UKEF.
Asked by: Mike Kane (Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
Answered by George Hollingbery
As of 20th February, around 1.8% of DIT and UKEF’s domestic workforce are apprentices.
Asked by: Mike Kane (Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The number of apprentices in the Department for International Trade (DIT), has been increasing since it was formed in July 2016. DIT currently employs 39 apprentices, which equates to 2.2% of current UK employees. The Secretary of State recently celebrated National Apprenticeship Week, with the Department's apprentices, where they shared their experiences of working in Government.