This page contains a variety of resources about Apprenticeship Funding.
Find out more below about the Levy Transfer, how the Levy works, how to reserve apprenticeship funding and Funding Rules.
This page contains a variety of resources about Apprenticeship Funding.
Find out more below about the Levy Transfer, how the Levy works, how to reserve apprenticeship funding and Funding Rules.
Did you know that if you’re not a levy-paying organisation you can receive funds from one that is? Or if you are, that you can transfer some of your funds to help others?
Transfer funds can pay for the costs of training and assessment and can be accessed quickly and efficiently. Those making a transfer support other employers in their local health and social care systems and support the skills base within the wider economy.
We have recently added some additional resources to the Levy transfer section of the toolkit. These include:
The Education and Skills Funding Agency produce a list of rules for employer providers, training providers and performance management.
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Education and Skills Funding Agency
Apprenticeships are funded either via the levy (for employers with a payroll of over £3million) or via co-investment for smaller employers. Each standard is assigned one of 30 Funding Bands which range from £1,500 to £27,000. You can read full details about how funding works on the Education and Skills Funding Agency pages.
NHS Employers has some excellent resources available, including how to use the levy, how to access the Digital Apprenticeship Service, how to transfer funds and more.
All funding enquiries must be directed to nationalhelpdesk@apprenticeships.gov.uk
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As a smaller employer, who does not pay the apprenticeship levy, you can reserve funds in the ‘finance’ section of your apprenticeship service account. You can also give your training provider permission to reserve them on your behalf.
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The Department for Education produces regular statistics on apprenticeships and the levy.
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For non-levied employers, such as most Primary Care providers, both the employer and the government pay the training provider for apprenticeship training – 5% from the employer and 95% from the Government from April 2019.
All apprenticeships that started before 1 April 2019 will continue at the previous co-investment rate of 10%.
Providers without a non-levy contract can continue to provide training directly to levy-paying employers and to non-levy payers if the employer is receiving transferred funds or they are providing training as a sub-contractor.
Non-levy paying employers receiving transfers from larger levy paying employers, can use these transferred funds to cover 100% of apprenticeship costs.
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NHS employers are advised to use a formal procurement process to ensure compliance with NHS Procurement Rules. NHS England (Health Education England) have designed a toolkit to help you navigate the procurement process.
As employers you select which training provider you want to use to train your apprentices from the Register. It is your chance to select the right provider, someone you feel you can work with and who can meet your requirements. Sometimes this may mean moving away from selecting providers you have used in the past and forging new partnerships. The government are very keen for you to feel empowered to spend your apprenticeship funds effectively so that you get the right training, when you need it, delivered in a way that fits with your priorities.
Employers can find apprenticeship training providers on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers. All providers who want to deliver apprenticeship training must be on the Register and employers must choose a provider from the Register.
Providers must meet a clear set of criteria in order to be included on the Register – financial health, capacity/capability, and quality. If a provider does not meet these criteria they will not be included on the Register.
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Apprentices are salaried employees during their apprenticeship. The minimum wage per hour for an apprentice (correct as at April 2023) is £5.28 during the first year of their apprenticeship at any age.
If the apprentice has completed the first year of their apprenticeship, they are entitled to the minimum wage for their age:
In health, many organisations may choose to pay their trainees more than the minimum wage, view below.
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