Building standards - workforce data collection: analysis report 2023

Provides a national-level view of the challenges facing the building standards profession in relation to resourcing, development of competencies and levels of turnover.


14.0 Apprenticeships

14.1. The number of apprenticeships has increased by 6 since 2022. See Table 10.

14.2. Modern apprenticeships have increased significantly by 11 while the number of Graduate Apprentices has reduced by 4.

14.3. There are currently no Foundation Apprentices in the workforce.

Table 10: Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship Level 2021 2022 2023 Role as % of total employees Role as % of total currently studying level
Graduate Apprentice 17 (+5) 13 (-4) 9 (-4) 1.51% 21.95%
Modern Apprentice 4 (+3) 6 (+2) 17 (+11) 2.84% 41.46%
Foundation Apprentice 0 (0) 1 (+1) 0 (-1) 0.00% 0.00%
Total 21 (+8) 20 (-1) 26 (+6) 4.35% 63.41%
Illustration 8 – Apprenticeships
A pie chart presenting the number of apprentices, by apprenticeship level

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