Apprenticeship levy
From 6 April 2017, employers with a paybill of more than £3 million per year are liable to pay a new apprenticeship levy. The levy applies to all industry sectors, in both the public- and private-sector, for the purpose of raising money to meet the cost of apprenticeship schemes across the UK.
Employers operating in England and that pay the apprenticeship levy are able to access funds for the training and assessment of apprenticeships through a Digital Apprenticeship Service account. Separate arrangements for funding apply in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. There is also support for non-levy paying employers that want to train an apprentice.
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FAQs
- What is the apprenticeship levy?
- How can an employer access funding from the apprenticeship levy?
- What can employers spend apprenticeship levy funding on?
- How can employers that do not pay the apprenticeship levy fund apprenticeships?
- Are employers required to pay apprentices the national minimum wage?
Employment law manual
Policies and documents
- Apprenticeship agreement
- Letter inviting apprentice to informal meeting to discuss conclusion of their apprenticeship
- Letter confirming with apprentice what has been discussed at informal meeting about conclusion of their apprenticeship
- Letter offering permanent job to apprentice whose apprenticeship is ending
How to
Legal guidance
Commentary and insights
Legal timetable
News
- Apprenticeship levy comes into force
- Employers can now register for online apprenticeship service
- Apprenticeship levy and targets risk being poor value for money
- Apprenticeship levy: funding policy from May 2017 finalised
- Two-fifths of businesses in the dark about apprenticeship levy
