





“Just 8 per cent of apprenticeship levy funds have been spent in the 10 months since the scheme’s launch, with £1.28bn of £1.39bn paid in by businesses “sitting unused” in accounts” according to an analysis conducted by the Open University in 2018.
But now, if you are a levy paying employer, any of your unspent apprenticeship funds can be transferred to other employers. This brilliant initiative prevents any funds that you haven’t used, expiring (they expire after two years).
This is a great benefit to smaller businesses and employers that are not levy payers, as even they can receive a transfer. Larger businesses can therefore support smaller businesses by offering them the funds that they may otherwise have not had access to.
What are the rules?
So, as a levy paying company, do you have apprenticeship funds that aren’t being spent? Why not reach out to smaller businesses in your local area, or in your sector?
Or, as a smaller non-levy company, make it public that you’re interested in receiving funds for apprenticeships, there’s no harm in asking. Either way an apprenticeship is a great way for someone to learn a trade, and the funds are there, so why not use them?
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