The BBC was also behind on its targets for apprentice recruitment, namely to double the number of in-house apprentices by the end of 2025, supporting 1,000 in any given year, with 80% of its apprentices outside London. By March 2023, the BBC had recruited 617 in-house apprentices, against a target of 713, with 60% outside London against a target of 80%. As part of Across the UK, the BBC was trialling a new apprenticeship model in the West Midlands with its Apprentice Hub. Through the Apprenti...

The BBC was also behind on its targets for apprentice recruitment, namely to double the number of in-house apprentices by the end of 2025, supporting 1,000 in any given year, with 80% of its apprentices outside London. By March 2023, the BBC had recruited 617 in-house apprentices, against a target of 713, with 60% outside London against a target of 80%. As part of Across the UK, the BBC was trialling a new apprenticeship model in the West Midlands with its Apprentice Hub. Through the Apprentice Hub, apprentices were placed with local companies, which shared the costs with the BBC. By March 2023, the BBC had placed 27 apprentices through the A Type: conclusion | Number: 15 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 3.4 To date, the BBC has supported over 1,300 apprentices as part of its plans and has more than doubled the apprentices it supports every year. However, the apprentice programme has been impacted by significant savings plans across the BBC, including reductions