Understanding Apprenticeships – How to fund the salary of apprentices

6 August, 2024

This week on understanding apprenticeships, we look into how to fund the salary of apprentices.

Apprenticeships are a great way to grow talent and develop a motivated, skilled, and qualified workforce. Apprenticeships allow you to diversify and freshen up your workforce.

Click on the image to the right and check out our handy printable which outlines just some of the options when exploring how to fund the salary of apprentices.

The main difference between apprentices when compared with traditional students, is that apprentices are employed for the duration of their apprenticeship. This means that employers must find the salary costs for the student during training and manage their release time and backfill during study.

Access our How to set up a Digital Service & Access Apprenticeship Levy Funding guide to help guide you through this process.

Access our Long Term Workforce Plan Hub here which goes into more detail on our Funding and Levy section.

You can also access the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan here.