Apprenticeship Levy

Maximise your company’s Apprenticeship Levy funds, whether you want to nurture fresh talent or upskill your current team, our dynamic business and technology apprenticeships are designed to meet your company’s evolving needs.

Levy Made Simple

The apprenticeship levy applies to large employers with a pay bill exceeding £3 million, employers can access these funds through a digital account to cover apprenticeship training costs.

Top funding rules to know:

  • Use Levy funds for new apprentice training or upskilling programs for existing staff.

  • Receive funding for qualifications ranging from GCSEs to undergraduate degree.

  • Funds expire after 24 months and are recovered by the treasury – so if you don’t use them you’ll lose them.

  • Direct contributions by arranging a Levy transfer to support charities and SMEs, increasing your impact.

  • Did you know employers receive £1,000 for apprentices aged 16-18 or up to 24 if they have an education health care plan.

Expert Consultation to Address Funding Queries

Pro Apprenticeships takes time to understand the needs of all the companies we work with to identify professional development for your new and existing employees. We offer a complimentary consultation to help you discover the most productive way to use your Apprenticeship Levy:

Talk to us
  • Guidance on setting up your digital apprenticeship account
  • Suitable apprenticeship programmes of all levels for your team to secure funding
  • Transferring apprenticeship funding to a SME company

Are you a non-levy employer?

If your business does not pay the apprenticeship levy, you can still benefit from significant funding to support your apprenticeship programs. Here’s how we can assist you in maximizing your support and ensuring a smooth process for hiring and training apprentices.

How does this affect a non-levy business?

  • A cost-effective opportunity with 95% of the apprenticeship training and assessment costs covered by funding.
  • Fully funded apprenticeships for those aged 16 to 21 years old at the start of the apprenticeship
  • Fully funded for employees with an education health care plan (EHCP) aged 22 to 24.
  • Create an apprenticeship service account to reserve apprenticeship funding.
  • An apprentice should be paid their normal working hours including training they do for their apprenticeship.

Want to understand how to best utilise your levy pot? Speak to our apprenticeship experts!

Our apprenticeship experts can help you to maximise your levy pot, and help you share apprenticeship opportunities with your team. So that you get the most out of your existing team. Speak to a member of our team today!

"*" indicates required fields

Consent*
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Using your Apprenticeship Levy

To get started, create your apprenticeship service account to reserve your funding and ensure you’re fully equipped to support and train your apprentices. Our team is here to guide you through every step of the process, from setting up your account to securing the most beneficial funding options.

Take the first step toward developing your talent and achieving your business goals.

Talk to our levy experts

Why Pro Apprenticeships

Pro Apprenticeships are an award-winning Apprenticeship Provider with the very highest result in our Ofsted Monitoring visit.

As well as helping recruit and train existing staff, we have supported companies all over the country to train their existing staff in ICT, Digital Marketing, Business and Project  Management.

When working with us, quality is at the forefront of everything we do, and we pride ourselves on helping your staff increase skills and knowledge within their role.

Dedicated Apprentice Advisor

We’ll work closely with you to understand your business requirements and identify skill gaps.

Tailored Development Plan

We create professional development plans to upskill your new and existing team members.

Complimentary Recruitment Service

We handle the entire applicant process to find highly motivated candidates that meet your apprenticeship and company needs.

Expert Tutors

Our tutors specialize in the latest technology and management practices for all levels.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you can use your Apprenticeship Levy to fund apprenticeship training for both new hires and existing staff. The levy can be used to upskill and reskill current employees through apprenticeship programs!

If you don’t use your Apprenticeship Levy funds within 24 months, any unspent funds will expire and be transferred to a central government fund to support apprenticeship training in other businesses. So make sure you use it before you lose it!

To access and manage your Apprenticeship Levy funds, you need to create an account on the Apprenticeship Service portal provided by the government. But our team will help you to do this!
Through this portal, you can view your levy balance, allocate funds to approved training providers, and monitor your apprenticeship training programmes.

Case Study

“Recruiting apprentices now is a really good option for us because you can get people with the right level of capability but also the right sense of innovation!”

Paul Anslow – Employer

View case study