FOI request (FOI226373)

Apprenticeships

Requested Thu 02 November 2017
Responded Thu 02 November 2017

Please send me your response to the following questions:

1. On average, between the period of the 30^th September 2016 – 1^st October 2017,
   1. What was your headcount of employees?
   2. What was your headcount of apprentices?
   3. What was your headcount of apprentices, that had a disability?
2. In the period between 30^th September 2016 – 1^st October 2017,
   1. How many apprenticeship starts were made during this period? 
   2. How many apprenticeship starts were made during this period by people that had a disability?
   3. How many people applied for your apprenticeships, that had a disability?
   4. How many people received interviews for your apprenticeships, that had a disability?
   5. How many people were unsuccessful in securing your apprenticeships, that had a disability?
3. In the next year, do you have any plans to increase the number of apprentices you employ that have a disability?

1. Do you currently offer any support initiatives to help enable disabled people to access your apprenticeships?
2. If yes, what are these initiatives?

Gov.UK definition of disability - You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.

What ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ mean

·       ‘substantial’ is more than minor or trivial, eg it takes much longer than it usually would to complete a daily task like getting dressed

·       ‘long-term’ means 12 months or more, eg a breathing condition that develops as a result of a lung infection

Gov.UK definition of apprentice - Apprentices are aged 16 or over and combine working with studying to gain skills and knowledge in a specific job.

I would like the above information to be provided to me as an electronic copy.

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters.

If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.

Response

Request withdrawn as per your email dated 19 October 2017.