This document discusses ambitions for the apprentices workforce in social care by 2017. It shares that the goal is to double the number of care apprenticeships to 100,000 by 2017. It showcases a supply and demand model for apprenticeships. Survey results are presented finding that most organizations have or are considering an in-house apprenticeship program focused on care and support roles. The session aims to discuss ambitions and targets for the apprentice workforce over the next few years.

1. Planning the future workforce:
what are your ambitions for the
apprentices workforce by 2017?
Rhidian Hughes
Head of Social Care
rhidian.hughes@cfwi.org.uk
Jane Evans
Social Care Specialist
jane.evans@cfwi.org.uk
www.cfwi.org.uk

2. Today’s session
• Share: key messages from policy and research
• Showcase: the supply and demand model
• Discuss: what are your ambitions for the
apprentices workforce by 2017?

3. Apprentices: a major priority
• Apprentices a key workforce group in Caring for our future:
“train more care workers to deliver high-quality care,
including an ambition to double the number of care
apprenticeships to 100,000 by 2017”
• Government to work with Skills for Care and National
Apprentices Service
• CfWI’s role to support planning the workforce –
a partnership approach working across the sector

4. Our approach
• Literature review with Bucks New University
• New questions included in the
NCF personnel survey and
pay and conditions survey
• Forecasting the future:
a supply and demand model

5. The big picture
Dramatic increase in the number of starts on the
health and social care framework
Number of apprenticeship starts on the health
and social care framework since 2002/03

6. The big picture
Growing ‘success’ rates on the health and
social care framework
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10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11
Successrate
Achievement year
Apprenticeship success rates
Health and social care
All apprenticeships
Apprenticeship achievement rates since 2004/05

7. What NCF members told us
NCF Spring Personnel Survey:
• Of 27 detailed responses, 18 (67%) have an in-house
apprenticeship programme or are actively considering
or developing one
• 9 (33%) were not planning a programme
NCF Pay, Terms and Conditions survey
• 29 of 48 organisations reported active apprenticeship
programmes for a range of roles
Apprenticeship programme Number of organisations involved
Care and support 23
Office support and administration 9
Kitchen skills and catering 2
Housing and maintenance 2
Activities 1
Responses to the NCF Pay, Terms and Conditions Survey
In apprenticeship design stage only 2

8. Building a supply and demand model

9. What are your ambitions for the
apprentices workforce by 2017?