Degree Apprenticeships Toolkit
We’ve pulled together a list of FAQs regarding degree and higher apprenticeships.
One of the key recent changes in the apprenticeships landscape has been the announcement by government of a new ‘apprenticeships Levy’ which all employers (with a pay bill above £3m PA) will be required to pay. Current plans are that from April 2017 employers will pay an apprenticeships levy of 0.5% of pay bill (less£10,000) to be held in a dedicated training account for them to use to offset against the costs of providing apprenticeship training ( excluding apprentice salaries)
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-levy-how-it-will-work
- http://www.citb.co.uk/levy-grant/apprenticeships-levy/
Although only a relatively small proportion of businesses will be required pay this levy, given their scale and the number of employees and trainees involved – these larger employers are likely to be the most important organisations with whom an HEI is likely to need to engage with when considering developing or delivering higher and/or degree apprenticeship training.
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