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View and register for available Apprenticeship courses
http://futureapprenticeships.org.uk/courses/

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Education & Training Foundation - Apprenticeship resources including Apprenticeship Toolkit

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There are a broad range of materials and resources available to support you in delivering and improving the quality of apprenticeship standards and supporting delivery of traineeships.

Future Apprenticeships: supporting delivery of apprenticeship standards and end-point assessment

Future Apprenticeships Toolkit - a comprehensive resource providing you with effective practice, actions and tools to help you deliver apprenticeship standards. This will be updated in line with policy announcements.

Mental Health and Apprenticeships - Three case studies showcasing effective practice within the sector around mental health and apprenticeships. They will form part of an in-depth module on mental health in ' Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Apprenticeships', the free online course. Read the news story on the case studies or blog ' Men and mental health - what does it mean for education and training? ' for more information.

All the Future Apprenticeships webinars are available to download for free.

Apprenticeship Staff Support Programme (ASSP) resources - the forerunner programme to Future Apprenticeships, practitioner led resources on topics including:

employer involvement in apprenticeship delivery,

further improving curriculum development, and teaching, learning and assessment.

Traineeship Staff Support Programme (TSSP) resources - practitioner led resources on topical subjects including;

improving the quality of teaching including robust initial assessment processes,

supporting staff to engage with employers,

supporting learners from vulnerable and excluded groups and communities and those who have protected characteristics.

The full suite of resources, commissioned and funded by the Foundation, can be found on the Excellence Gateway.

You can read more about apprenticeship policy and find wider information on the useful links and developments page.

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There are a broad range of materials and resources available to support you in delivering and improving the quality of apprenticeship standards and supporting delivery of traineeships. Future Apprenticeships Toolkit - a comprehensive resource providing you with effective practice, actions and tools to help you deliver apprenticeship standards.

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FAS Home - Funding Apprenticeships System

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FAS Home - Funding Apprenticeships System

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Developed between FE Week and Smart Apprentices

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For more apprenticeship funding resources visit www.lsect.com and for the latest policy and funding news visit feweek.co.uk

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Apprenticeship funding: how it will work - GOV.UK

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Apprenticeship funding: how it will work - GOV.UK

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[Withdrawn] Apprenticeship funding: how it works

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We’re making changes to the way apprenticeship funding works, including:

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How to register and use the apprenticeship service as an employer - GOV.UK

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How to register and use the apprenticeship service as an employer - GOV.UK

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All apprenticeships are arranged through the apprenticeship service. To use the apprenticeship service employers need to create an account.

Before setting up your apprenticeship service account

You'll need:

a GOV.UK One Login account linked to an email address you use for work - you can create this at the same time as creating your apprenticeship service account

the Government Gateway login for your organisation (or you can use the accounts office reference number and employer PAYE scheme reference number if your annual pay bill is less than £3 million)

authority to add PAYE schemes to the account

authority to accept the employer agreement on behalf of your organisation

We'll ask you to:

create an account

add a PAYE scheme on behalf of your organisation

accept the employer agreement with the Department for Education (DfE)

How to get a PAYE scheme reference number

If you are a small employer who does not pay the apprenticeship levy, you will need your PAYE scheme reference number, also known as an employer reference number ( ERN), and your account office reference number ( AORN).

If your business has no employees, then you may not have a PAYE scheme reference number. You will need to register as an employer with HMRC to receive your PAYE scheme reference number.

Setting up your PAYE scheme reference number

If you have recently received a PAYE scheme reference number, you need to complete some steps before setting up your apprenticeship service account:

submit at least one payroll return to HMRC using their basic PAYE tool - this can be a blank employer payment summary (EPS) if you are not yet employing someone

notify HMRC that you will be taking on an apprentice under your business's PAYE and submit the data

Registering on the apprenticeship service

Once you are ready to register, you can create an account to manage apprenticeships.

Using your account

As an employer, you'll be able to:

As an employer who pays the apprenticeship levy, you'll be able to:

As an employer that does not pay the apprenticeship levy you'll be able to reserve apprenticeship funding.

Apprenticeship account roles and permissions

You need to think about who you want to have access to your apprenticeship service account. You can control what each person can do.

You can give staff members permission to:

approve apprenticeship data

approve costs for training which are agreed with the training provider

reconcile payments to training providers

sign the agreement with DfE

You should give at least one other team member full access. This means that if the account owner is on holiday or leaves the organisation, someone else can sign an agreement or make changes.

How funding works if you pay the apprenticeship levy

If you pay the apprenticeship levy, you will need to work with your:

payroll department to understand how much apprenticeship levy you are due to pay each month and submit to HMRC through the PAYE process

finance department for strategic decisions on how you will spend your levy funds

HR or training department to discuss your apprenticeship strategy

The amount of funding entering your account each month is calculated by:

the levy you declare to HMRC through the PAYE process

multiplied by the proportion of your pay bill paid to your workforce who live in England

plus a 10% government top-up on this amount

How funding works if you do not pay the apprenticeship levy

Smaller employers who do not pay the apprenticeship levy share the cost of training and assessing their apprentices with the government. This is called 'co-investment'.

For new apprenticeships starting on or after 1 April 2019 you pay 5% towards the cost of apprenticeship training. The government will pay the rest (95%) up to the funding band maximum.

All apprenticeships that started before 1 April 2019 will continue at the previous co-investment rate of 10%.

You can pay the difference from your own budget if the price of training is more than the funding band maximum.

As a smaller employer, you will need to reserve funds in the 'finance' section of your apprenticeship service account before starting an apprentice. You can also give your training provider permission to reserve funds on your behalf.

You will need to know:

Before the apprentice starts their training, you can change the apprenticeship start date and training course.

When you can use reserved funds

The reservation period for employers who do not pay the apprenticeship levy is 3 months. This means funds can be reserved for 3 months before the apprenticeship is planned to start.

From 3 April 2023, small employers who do not pay the levy will no longer be limited to a maximum of 10 new apprenticeship starts - they will be able to recruit as many high-quality apprentices as their business needs.

We will continue to monitor the number of reservations to help us manage the Government's overall spend on apprenticeships.

Funds transferred from employers who pay the levy to other employers through the apprenticeship service are not included when counting the number of reservations.

You could be eligible for additional payments for apprenticeships depending on both you and your apprentice's circumstances.

Get help

For further information:

You can also call 08000 150 600 or email helpdesk@manage-apprenticeships.service.gov.uk. Our opening times are 8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday. During our opening times, we will reply to emails within 4 hours.

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How to register and use the apprenticeship service as an employer

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Guidance on how to use the apprenticeship service to access funds to pay for apprenticeship training.

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Use this tool to estimate if your organisation will pay the apprenticeship levy, how much your organisation will have available to spend on apprenticeships and how much the government will contribute towards the cost of training.

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National Conservative Conference fringe meeting September 2017

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Chris Jones HMI, Specialist Adviser - Apprenticeships gave this presentation at the Apprenticeship Levy Conference, Coventry on 22 August 2017.