Freedom of Information request 003-2122

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 003-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
What is the annual Apprenticeship Levy? Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS FT are a recently formed Organisation, two separate organisations Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust and 2gether NHS Foundation Trust previously had separate Levy accounts. Data from both has not been combined. Calculation entered within table below.
How much Levy do you currently use? This has been significantly been impacted by COVID-19, cohorts of learners have not been recruited / enrolled
Figures for the next 12 months up to June 2021.
Total Outgoings GCH £235,090.00
Total Levy in £593,840.00
Total expiring £65,136.00
Total outgoings include completion payments that leave out account when learners enter gateway, this relies on apprentices completing in time.
How many Apprentices do you currently have? We have 163 apprentices on programme at present.
What training providers do you use? • The Gold Standard
• Remit Training
• Lifetime Training
• HART L&D
• Skills Training UK
• Western College
• GEL although they are currently on a recruitment ban following an insufficient Ofsted report.
• UCEM University College of Estate Management. • Firebrand
• University of Gloucestershire
• Gloucestershire College
• First Intuition Bristol
What Apprenticeship standards do you use? • L3 Business Administration
• L2 healthcare Support worker
• L3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker
• L3 Team Leader/Supervisor
• L5 Operational/Departmental Manager
• L5 Assistant Practitioner • L4 Project Manager
• L6 Chartered Surveyor • L4 Accountancy
• L7 Senior Leader Masters • L2 Adult Care
• L4 Data Analyst
• L5 Trainee Nursing Associate • L7 Accounting Taxation Professional
• L3 Infrastructure Technician IT.
How many IT Apprentices do you have? Currently have 3 on programme – 2 of which are on a framework L3 IT Professional. and the IT department has no further plans to take on any more IT apprentices.
Who is the best contact for Apprentices? Lucy Blandford, Head of Practice Education and Widening Access, Stacey Robinson Apprenticeship and Widening Access Lead, Jo Rayer Apprenticeship and Widening Access Facilitator.
Should you have any queries in relation to our response in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:-
Associate Director of Corporate Governance Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office ICO. for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust