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The apprenticeship levy is great for all organisations in England - large and small - that want to invest in skills.
We're a specialist leadership and management apprenticeship provider, working with over 70 organisations to help them make the most of the levy. To make use of the levy scheme, employers need to select an approved training provider and one or more of the many approved courses that are available. The courses are designed by companies working together and are designed with today's business in mind. Why not talk to one of our advisors about whether the scheme is right for you?
The apprenticeship levy was introduced as a government scheme to fund apprenticeships. Apprenticeship levy rules state that employers with a payroll of more than £3 million must pay a 0.5% levy on their total payroll, offset by a £15,000 government allowance. The levy is paid monthly through PAYE. Levy contributions appear in a digital account which can be used by the employer to arrange and pay for apprenticeship training. The funds can only be spent on apprenticeship training or End-point Assessment according to apprenticeship levy rules.
The co-investment option is for SMEs and sees employers paying just 5% of apprenticeship course costs, with the government contributing the remaining 95%. This means that non-levy payers pay just 5% of the course price, and this can be spread over the duration of the course. If a levy paying company runs out of funding in their account, the co-investment option is available for them too. Non levy payers are currently able to get funding for a maximum of 10 apprenticeship starts per year.
The government tops up all levy payments into your digital account by 10%. As an example, for every £1000 an employer pays into their levy fund, there will be £1100 in the digital account.
The apprenticeship levy started on the 6th April 2017. Any employer subject to the payroll threshold of more than £3 million would start paying their monthly levy from that date.
All eligible employers will have to pay the 0.5% apprenticeship levy amount at the end of every month. This is collected automatically by HMRC through the employer's PAYE system.
The apprenticeship levy can only be used within England, as apprenticeship legislation differs across the devolved nations. For this reason, apprentices funded by the levy must work at least 50% of their time within England.
Once a programme and training provider has been selected and a price agreed, your provider will be paid out of your digital account every month. Apprenticeship levy rules state that your levy must only be used to pay for apprenticeship training and End-point Assessment, and cannot be used to pay apprentice wages.
This might be smaller organisations in the organisation's supply chain, or charities and other organisations the employer works with or wants to support.
Sending Employers can find Receiving Employers who would benefit from receiving a transfer. For example, this could be:
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