Do you pay into the Apprenticeship Levy?

Do you have a salary bill of more than £3 million? 

You will contribute 0.5% of your annual salary bill into the apprenticeship levy. The 0.5% will be paid through a payroll tax. Funding can be used to train up existing staff (including graduates), or to recruit apprentices of any age. Funding can be used to up-skill employees (including graduates), or to recruit apprentices of any age. You can access your funds through an online digital account. These funds will expire after 24 months. For every £1 that enters your digital account you will get £1.10 to spend through a 10% top-up from the government.

Education & Skills can work with you to maximise the effectiveness of your levy pot. We’ll put together a organisational wide training plan based on your levy contributions and developmental requirements.

 Do you have a salary bill of less than £3 million? 

The government will fund 100% of the training for apprentices aged 16-21 or 19-24 with an EHC Plan. For anyone above this age, the government will contribute 95% of your training costs, you will contribute the final 5%. Funding can be used to train up existing staff (including graduates), or to recruit apprentices of any age. You may be eligible for a cash payment towards the training, depending on the Apprentices age and additional needs.

As an employer you can receive a payment towards the additional cost associated with training if, at the start of the apprenticeship, the apprentice is: 

• aged between 16 and 18 years old (or 15 years of age if the apprentice’s 16th birthday is between the last Friday of June and 31 August) 
• aged between 19 and 24 years old and has either an EHC plan provided by their local authority or has been in the care of their local authority