The two-year Career Launch Apprenticeship was designed to attract a broader range of talent by lowering academic entry requirements and offering on-the-job training.
Research found using AI saved people an average of 26 minutes per day, adding up to nearly two weeks a year for each civil servant.
Wes Streeting said: “We’re already backing our health workers with above-inflation pay rises and now, nearly £1bn is being reinvested back to the frontline."
This investment is expected to create 300 new highly skilled roles across the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and its industrial partners, in addition to supporting 200 existing jobs in the DEW sector.
Unite has written to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and the Minister of State requesting an urgent meeting.
Backed by the Government’s £15bn investment and its 'Plan for Change', the expansion is set to support around 30,000 highly skilled jobs across the country well into the 2030s.
Baroness Phillippa Stroud said: “These naming rounds play an important part in ensuring that all workers receive their full wages."
Any schemes that fall short will have to merge, with ministers claiming bigger funds could add £6,000 to the average pension at retirement.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves called the changes necessary to "level the playing field."
From 1st January 2025, payment rates for 157 different HLS options increased, recognising the efforts of farmers who restore natural habitats.
Following the Government’s announcement today, Lizzie Crowley, senior skills adviser at the CIPD, questioned the effectiveness of proposed changes.
The statement came in response to the Government's handling of the latest recommendations from the public sector pay review bodies.