The Times published an article today, “Big fall in apprentices blamed on red tape and higher costs” which at first glance was really bad news. The article suggested that in the last three months, August to October, that apprenticeship starts had fallen from 117,800 to 48,000. Lord Blunkett, the former education secretary, described the drop as “catastrophic” […]
There is much talk this week about the decrease in apprenticeship starts between May and July 2017. In the newly released Statistical First Release for Apprenticeships the figures for Q4 of the funding year do not make pretty reading: Between February and April 2017, there was an increase in apprenticeship starts compared to the same […]
The Times published an article today, ‘Trainees’ levy used to fund top executives‘ and as a result, we have a few calls this morning about this, so we thought it might be useful to explain. What is the Apprenticeship Levy MBA Programme? This standard is designed for senior leaders, directors, chief operating officers etc. The […]
There is a worrying article published today in FE Week that barely half of eligible employers are on the apprenticeship levy system. It is worrying, as only 10,500 of the eligible 19,150 businesses have signed up to use their apprenticeship service account and this means that nearly half of all apprenticeship levy paying businesses are […]
We have been asked to produce a short apprentice levy information which is now available. This is just a very brief overview of the apprenticeship levy and we do encourage companies to speak to us to get more detail. Apprenticeship Levy Co-Investment From talking to a number of businesses, there still seems to some confusion […]
A survey conducted by Opinion Matters has concluded that millions of pounds are going unspent by businesses who pay the Apprenticeship Levy but don’t actually use the money. This is okay if you have money to burn or just see the apprenticeship levy as an additional tax, but, your business is losing out on the opportunity […]
We have had a number of enquiries from businesses about Apprenticeship Levy Government Co-Investment and we thought it would be useful to try and explain how this works. Apprenticeship Levy Apprenticeship Levy employers are now clear about their contribution. If you are an employer with a pay bill of over £3 million each year you will […]
Many businesses in Yorkshire have considered hiring an apprentice but are not sure about all of the facts. We know there are many benefits to hiring an apprentice and businesses that have taken this route have already seen that they can get young people into their organisations who quickly develop skills and knowledge and contribute […]
The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats have published their manifestos for the forthcoming General Election. The good news is that all are still strongly committed to Apprenticeships. Conservative’s Commitment to Apprenticeships As well as introducing T Levels (the technical equivalent of A Levels) by 2019, they are still pursuing a target of 3 million starts […]
This week, we have had the very surprising announcement that there will be a General Election on 8th June 2017. As well as this being important for the country, it is also important for Apprenticeships. This month has already seen the launch of the Apprenticeship Levy and businesses who have an annual salary and wage bill […]