Department for Education: Apprentices
(asked on 16th March 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprentices her Department recruited in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, (c) 2024 and (d) 2025.
Answered by
Olivia Bailey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
This question was answered on 8th April 2026
The number of apprentices enrolled on apprenticeship programmes within the department in each calendar year is as follows:
- 2022: 324 apprentices.
- 2023: 257 apprentices.
- 2024: 206 apprentices.
- 2025: 271 apprentices.
Note this reflects a combination of new apprentices joining the department and existing staff embarking on apprenticeship programmes as part of their career development.