1. Apprenticeships update May 2017
Christiana Evans
Introductions

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

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

4. 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)

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

7. Where are we now (social care) ?
All four standards approved (
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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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.

11. 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 year old apprentice
Disadvantaged young people
Government will pay £1,000 to employers, and a further £1,000 to training providers if they train 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 year old (or 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)

12. 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:

13. Keep up to date….. Latest changes and updates can be found:
Apprenticeships
Qualifications
development/Qualifications/Qualifications.aspx