Apprenticeships update May 2017 Christiana Evans Introductions

What is an apprentice? 16 yrs old At least 20% off job training Minimum 30 hours per week Minimum 1 yr contract

Key changes Frameworks to Standards Funding: Levy & Bands End point assessment

Apprenticeship Standards Social Care Four new standards developed Adult Care Worker (Level 2) Lead Adult Care Worker (Level 3) Lead Practitioner in Adult Care (Level 4) Leader/Manager in Adult Care (Level 5)

What is an Apprenticeship standard? In 2 pages it describes… a unique occupation the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to successfully perform the occupation mandatory qualifications – if needed the level how long the Apprenticeship should take

Where are we now (social care) ? All four standards approved (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/apprenticeship-standards#adult-care-standards) Assessment plans for ACW and LACW approved Assessment plans for L4 and L5 awaiting imminent approval decision by DfE External QA process overseen by employer board and run by SfC Appealing against funding cap decision for L4 and L5 with SFA

What is the apprenticeship levy and who pays it? Starts on 6 April 2017, at a rate of 0.5% of pay bill, paid through PAYE Applies to all UK employers in all sectors £15,000 allowance is not a cash payment Only 1.3% of employers will pay the levy

Paying the levy Employers pay their levy to HMRC, through the PAYE process LEVIED EMPLOYER NON-LEVIED EMPLOYER Employer of 250 employees, each with a gross salary of £20,000. Pay bill: 250 x £20,000 = £5,000,000 Levy sum: 0.5% x £5,000,000 = £25,000 Allowance: £25,000 - £15,000 = £10,000 annual levy payment Employer of 100 employees, each with a gross salary of £20,000. Pay bill: 100 x £20,000 = £2,000,000 Levy sum: 0.5% x £2,000,000 = £10,000 Allowance: £10,000 - £15,000 = £0 annual levy payment

What about non levy payers? Co-Investment Government will pay 90% of the costs of training and assessment. The employer will be responsible for paying 10% of the costs.

Additional support 16-18 year olds Government will pay £1,000 to employers, and a further £1,000 to training providers if they train a 16-18 year old apprentice Disadvantaged young people Government will pay £1,000 to employers, and a further £1,000 to training providers if they train 19-24 year olds leaving care or who have a Local Authority Education and Healthcare plan Small Employers Employers with fewer than 50 employees will have 100% of the training and assessment costs covered when training a 16-18 year old (or 19-24 year old formerly in care or has a Local Authority Education, Health and Care plan Additional learning support We will pay training providers up to £150 a month to support these learners, plus additional costs based on evidenced need English and Maths training To meet minimum standards of English and maths we will pay training providers £471 for each of these qualifications (Level 1 and 2)

The levy and funding – from April 2017 20% of the funding is to pay for the new end point assessment All training providers offering apprenticeships have now registered They will appear on the new government system Anyone can search and find: A) funding cap for specific apprenticeship B) registered providers C) apprenticeship jobs Find out more at: https://www.gov.uk/topic/further-education-skills/apprenticeships https://estimate-my-apprenticeship-funding.sfa.bis.gov.uk/

Keep up to date….. Latest changes and updates can be found: Apprenticeships www.skillsforcare.org.uk/apprenticeships www.gov.uk/apprenticeships-guide/overview Qualifications http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Learning- development/Qualifications/Qualifications.aspx