Apprenticeships

Explore apprenticeships in adult social care: the number of starts in the last academic year and the number of achievements of starters from the year before. This page should be of interest to workforce planners, learning providers, social care employers, government bodies, policy makers and anyone with an interest in social care apprenticeships.   

  • Published: February 2025 (data from 2023/24) 
  • Last updated: February 2025 
  • Next update due: February 2026 (data from 2024/25) 

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Explore the data  

The report covers factors such as apprenticeship level, demographics, regional make-up, trend analysis and comparisons to other frameworks to provide context.

Use the tabs to explore key workforce trends, including employment overview, recruitment and retention, and demographics.

The information (i) button provides useful notes about the data, while the Download PowerPoint button lets you save a screenshot of the visualisation for use in your own presentations. Each tab also includes a glossary for reference.

Beneath the visualisation, you’ll find links to download the full dataset and learn more about our methodology.

 

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Read the full report for a comprehensive analysis of the number of adult social care apprenticeships which were started and achieved during the 2023/24 academic year (August 2023 to July 2024). Those who achieved an apprenticeship includes people who started in a previous year.  

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Methodology for creating workforce estimates

How the Workforce Intelligence team estimates the size, structure and characteristics of the adult social care workforce in England.  

 

Data downloads 

Explore the data behind the reports and data visualisations by downloading one of our data files. These use our workforce estimates to look at all variables and are split by geography, sector, service and job role. 

The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England 

Annual report and data, providing a national picture of the adult social care workforce in England, including trends in recruitment, diversity and pay.  

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