Apprenticeships and the Pay Review Body workforces: Final Report

This document describes an evaluation of the impact of apprenticeships on recruitment and retention in various UK public sectors, including teaching, the armed forces, police, and the NHS. The evaluation, which uses expert interviews, surveys, and case studies, finds that apprenticeships have a mixed impact across sectors, with implementation challenges in some and vocational training benefits in others. The apprenticeship levy and new standards have influenced employer decisions, with varied opinions on their effectiveness. The Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) program, specifically, has increased police numbers and fostered a new learning culture but also brought resource allocation challenges. Overall, the document concludes that while apprenticeships have potential for workforce development, their success depends on overcoming funding, infrastructure, and training alignment issues. Further analysis is needed to fully understand their role in public sector workforce management. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Process evaluation
• Process methods: Other
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: August 2020

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes