With the aim of managing initial employer demand, initial applications can be submitted to colleges during the period from 11 September to 15 December 2017. Providing the employer and training identified meets fund eligibility criteria, regional colleges will allocate funds on a first come first served basis. Employers are required to submit evidence of their eligibility to pay the levy to accompany their application to the fund. This should take the form of a copy of the relevant part of the most recent Employer Payment Summary (EPS) which reports the level of Apprenticeship Levy contribution.
Full details are available on the Scottish Funding Council’s website .
Guidance for levy-paying employers has also been published by the SFC.
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Apprenticeship numbers fall by 59% after levy imposed 28 November 2017
The Department for Education has reportedly said that it expected there would be an initial drop-off in the number of people starting apprenticeships following the introduction of the levy.
However employers paying the levy have 24 months to spend funds earmarked for apprenticeships, so they are taking time to formulate new schemes.
BBC News has reported that according to Department for Education figures, at the end of this academic year, between May and July, 48,000 people began an apprenticeship. That was less than half the 117,000 for the same period last year.
Read the full press release from BBC News .
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Apprenticeship Live broadcasts in schools 30 November 2017
Schools in England can now access the latest apprenticeship information directly from employers and their apprentices - through a new broadcast initiative .
Starting with the BBC, students, teachers and governors can speak directly to apprenticeship employers and their apprentices live online. During the broadcast they will hear about the latest opportunities on offer; the skills employers are looking for and how students can best prepare themselves for working life after school or college. Funded by the National Apprenticeship Service and part of the Apprenticeship Support & Knowledge for Schools (ASK) project, the engaging and interactive experience will stream directly to schools – whether on individual PCs or tablets, an interactive whiteboard in a classroom or on a projector during assembly. Over 30 schools have signed up to be part of the first live broadcast. Another 13 broadcasts are scheduled to take place over the coming months, with employers including TUI, IBM, Capgemini and Highways England, already committed.
Sue Husband, director, National Apprenticeship Service said:
These live broadcasts will give young people considering an apprenticeship real insight into what it’s like to be an apprentice and what’s required from an apprentice in the workplace today. We have some fantastic apprenticeship employers lined up to give their vision of what qualities an apprentice needs to bring to the role and the brilliant opportunities they can expect. These broadcasts will reach thousands of young people and will really give them a taste for how far they can go with an apprenticeship.
Schools looking to sign up to a live broadcast should visit the amazing apprenticeships website .
The broadcasts will also be available to view on catch up if schools are unable to view them live.
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