1. Apprenticeships – Where are we now? Anthony Mills East Durham College

2. What is an Apprenticeship
A job with training – new opportunity
An opportunity to build on existing skills

3. Main changes under new system
The Apprenticeship Levy
Apprenticeship content
Employer contribution to training

4. Reasons for reform
Introduction of standards to replace current model of frameworks
The Apprenticeship Levy
Mandated contribution from employers
An ambitious Government target
Improve quality of apprenticeships to give the same esteem as university

5. Levels of Apprenticeship
Advanced Apprenticeship
Higher Level Apprenticeships (inc Degree level)

6. New Trailblazers and Standards
Written by employers to ensure relevance to sector and impact employer contribution towards cost of delivery?????????
Assessed at end of training period by an independent assessment????????
Competence being assessed not just qualifications

7. Government’s idea regarding apprenticeship levy‘

8. The reality

9. The Apprenticeship Levy
All Employers with an annual wage bill of £3m will pay 0.5% of the total amount as a levy
There will be a £15000 allowance annually
Taken off at source by HMRC
Employers will then have this as a ‘credit’ to allow them to buy apprenticeship provision

10. Annual Wage Bill x 0.05 = £24500 Allowance = £15000
Organisation
Annual Wage Bill
Bodge it and scarper Ltd
£4.9M
Annual Wage Bill x 0.05 = £ Allowance = £15000
Total Levy payable by Organisation
£ £15000 = £9500

11. Mandatory Employer Contribution
For the first time employers will be required to make a mandatory financial contribution to training of apprentices
Levy paying employers can use their ‘credit’
Non-Levy paying employers expected to pay towards training.

12. How will the system work for non-levy paying employers?
Agree content of apprenticeship
Negotiate value of apprenticeship training with your provider (within funding band)
Financial contribution directly to the provider
Incentives still available

13. The new landscape
Limited information from Government regarding the changes and reform
Employers opportunity to drive changes apparent and is a theme throughout
Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork