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Apprenticeship Reforms

Noel Dunne Director

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Fundamentals of reforms

• Employer ownership
• Raising status of apprenticeships
• Competitiveness
• Professional, rigorous
• Higher levels to degree equivalent
• Apprenticeships given equal legal protection

to degrees

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Impact

• Replacement of Frameworks to Standards developed via

Trailblazers

• 3m apprenticeship target
• Public sector target 2.3%
• Focus on higher level apps 3-7
• Employer ownership
• Apprenticeship Levy
• Co-investment
• Institute of Apprenticeships

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Apprenticeship Trailblazers

• Developed by employers
• Create 2 page standards
• No mandatory NVQ/Qualification–unless require
• Focus on ‘occupational’ competence
• Partnerships – employer/ provider/ learner
• Min 20% off the job training
• Independent end point assessment
• Intention to replace all frameworks by 2020

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Trailblazer Delivery

Training Provider / FE College: Deliver Training and Assessment Training Provider / FE College / Employer Deliver Training Independent End Point Assessment

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Higher Apprenticeships

• Level 4 Foundation degree and above
• Alternative to current academic route
• Employer led – similar to trailblazers
• Degree plus apprenticeship
• Aligned with professional membership

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Funding reforms

• Funding bands
• Apprenticeship Levy
• Co-investment
• Digital Apprenticeship Service

Apprentices registered before 30th April 2017 will be funded under the existing arrangements

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Funding Bands

• 15 funding bands £1.5k - £27k
• 20% held back for completion/endpoint assessment
• Harmonisation of standards and frameworks into

single costing structure

• Incentives: £1k per apprentice for 16-18s (payable at

3 and 12 months)

• Employer agrees package with training provider
• Training contract

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Apprenticeship Levy

• 0.5% > £3m payroll costs
• One payment per org
• Every £1 paid into your levy pot = value £1.10
• £1k incentive for 16-18 apprenticeships
• Over levy co-investment – 90%:10%
• Levy valid for 24 months
• During 2018 ability to transfer up to 10% to another

employer or to an ATA

• Can be used to reskill, upskill, accredit new skills

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Calculating your levy payment

https://estimate-my-apprenticeship-funding.sfa.bis.gov.uk

• Employer of 1,000 employees, each with

a gross salary of £20,000

• Pay bill: 1,000 x £20,000 = £20,000,000
• Levy sum: 0.5% x £20,000,000 = £100,000
• Allowance: £100,000 - £15,000 = £85,000

annual levy payment Levy Pot = £93,500 Inc. 10 % top up

• 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

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*Deducted monthly by HMRC from April 17

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Non Levy Payers

• Small employers <50 Employees – 16-18’s or

up to 24 with EHCP (Education and Health Care Plan) ‘Free’

• Others 90%:10% co-investment
• Same incentives for 16-18: £1k per learner

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Funding bands– How they work

• Example funding band limit = £6,000
• Price you negotiate with your training

provider = £5,000

• The cost is within the funding band limit
• £1k incentive 16-18
• Example funding band limit = £6,000
• Price you negotiate with your training provider

= £7,500

• The cost is above the funding band limit
• £1k incentive 16-18

£5,000 will be deducted from your levy account over the life of the apprenticeship.

Levy payers Non-levy payers*

<50 employees – 16-18 no payment You will be required to contribute £500 of the £5k cost – over course

• f apprenticeship.

£6,000 will be deducted from your levy account

• ver the life of the

apprenticeship. You will be responsible for paying £1,500 not from digital account

Levy payers Non-levy payers*

<50 Employees – 16-18 no payment up to £6k You will be required to pay £600 of the £6k cost, and you will be responsible for paying £1,500.

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Digital Apprenticeship Service

• Provider portal – selection of training provider

and end point assessment org

• Virtual account- initially levy payers only
• Monitors spend against provision
• Monthly payment to Provider
• Visible to Employer/Provider/DfE

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Institute for Apprenticeships

• An independent employer-led body that will regulate the quality of

apprenticeships, set up by April 2017 (shadow form from 2016)

• An independent Chair will lead a small Board comprised primarily of

employers, business leaders and their representatives.

• Role:

– Approve/reject Expressions of Interest, standards and assessment plans – Provide advice and guidance during their development – Maintain a public database of apprenticeship standards and publish information illustrating potential gaps – Advise on the maximum rate of Government funding that should be assigned to each standard

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Next Steps

December 2016 January of 2016 March 2016 May 2017 July 2017

HMRC release guidance, how to calculate and pay the levy SFA Publish confirmed funding rules Full set of confirmed funding guidelines published Registration for DAS account

• pens

National Apprenticeship Week Digital Apprenticeship Service

• perational

New funding model live Institute for Apprenticeships in place First Levy fund deposited and available for spend AGE 16-24 Grant scheme current end date 31st July 2017

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Issues to consider

• What are your organisation’s priority skills requirements?
• Are there programmes suitable to meet your needs – is there

a trailblazer/standard programme for your sectors?

• How can you use apprenticeships to reskill existing staff?
• Prior qualifications, will be able to deliver same or lower level

qualifications to acquire substantive new skills

• Who has the skills to mentor and develop young apprentices?
• How will you work with your training provider to deliver your

needs?

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• Social Enterprise UK award winners 2015 for education, training and jobs
• Apprentices4England training provider of the year award winners 2014/15/16

Creative Alliance

We enable talented young people to get into creative, digital and marketing roles.

• Highly commended Birmingham Post Business Awards 2015
• 80% of apprentices went into employment and 15% went on to higher education
• The minimum amount we grew creative businesses in this

region over the last year is £1,125,000

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Job Roles

• Account Executive
• Copywriter
• Digital Marketer
• Front of House Assistant
• Lighting Technician
• Production Assistant
• Sound Technician
• UX Designer
• Video Editor
• Web Developer

= some of the roles 80% of our apprentices secure as a full time job.

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How we can support you

• Maximise use of levy
• Skills assessments
• Advice and support
• Recruitment
• Strategic planning
• Creative Industry insight
• Specialists
• Apprenticeships are tailored to

your business needs

• Full support from industry

professionals within the region

• As much as possible delivered on

site

• 80% complete, 80% of those are

employed, 10%

• go onto degree
• Fraction of the cost of recruiting

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How we’re working with the RSC

• Apprentice delivery:
• Front of House
• Technical Theatre
• Customer Service Training:
• Welcome Host
• Planning and using levy:
• New starts & existing staff

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Recruiting Apprentices

• Job description templates
• Free recruitment service
• Mandatory induction to help transition into WBL
• “Try before you buy” option
• Flexible approach to suit companies
• Each apprentice has a designated training mentor/assessor
• Each company has regular liaison with us
• We provide HR and H&S support

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Develop your workforce

• Support organisations in improving productivity of existing

staff

• Adult Apprenticeships and Up-Skilling your existing workforce
• We identify skills gaps and devise training programmes
• Use your Levy funds to access nationally recognised

accredited training for your staff

• Delivery of NVQ’s and short courses through qualified and

accredited staff

• Commercial training

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Questions

With thanks to RSC, BRB, PM Training