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EDUCATION SERVICES CONFERENCE 28TH FEBRUARY 2017

The Apprenticeship Levy

What is the Levy vy?

• Budget November 2015 / Enterprise Bill
• 0.5% of Employer Paybill (<£3m)
• Levy can be used to fund apprenticeship training

and assessment (not salary costs). (This can be for both existing employees as well as new starters)

• Target of 2.3% apprentices in the workforce by

2020 in the public sector

How will it work?

• Levy taken by HMRC via PAYE monthly
• Digital Apprenticeship Service Account (DAS) per

employer

• £15,000 allowance off-set against levy liability
• 10% top up by government each month
• 24 months to use levy
• National Register of Providers

How will it work?

• Can be used for existing staff not just new

apprentices

• Funding limits will apply (yet to be published)
• First funding available

mid-May 2017

How does the levy vy affect schools?

Local Authority’s Levy includes:

• Community Schools
• Voluntary Controlled Schools

Above schools must make provision for the levy costs in the same way as other payroll costs- no top slicing

How does the levy vy affect schools?

Local Authority’s Levy excludes:

• Foundation & Voluntary Aided Schools
• Stand alone Academies
• Academies as part of Multi Academy Trusts

(schools independently eligible for their own levy may access HR Matching service)

Schools not eligible for the Levy…

• Pay 10% of the cost of apprenticeship training and

assessment

• The government pays the remaining 90%

These include :

• Employers with pay bill of less than £3m
• Schools that have used all their funds in their digital

account

Apprenticeship Roles

• Teaching Assistants
• Business administration
• Management
• Science & ICT Technicians
• early work on Teacher apprenticeships

What are we doing at Shropshire Council?

• Apprenticeship Levy Board (includes Schools

representatives)

• Procurement – Framework of Providers
• Review of service areas – maximising the pot
• Selection Process
• Communications
• Development of Apprenticeships
• Commercial Offer
• Supporting local employers

Next xt Steps for Schools

• Complete procurement exercise for training

providers

• Set up workshops & communication to schools
• Identify processes for accessing levy funding
• Create Apprenticeship application packs for new

recruits and for existing school staff accessing professional development within Shropshire.

QUESTIONS?