Employer information
If you are an employer and are interested in beginning the apprenticeship process, see below for some useful information regarding the apprenticeship levy.
For detailed information about the apprenticeship levy click here.
The facts
If you are an employer with a pay bill of more than £3 million, you’re required to pay the apprenticeship levy. You’ll receive funds through the apprenticeship service to spend on training and assessing your apprentices.
You’ll need to pay the apprentice’s salary, which will be at least the hourly minimum wage rate for their circumstances.
Apprenticeship funding from the government
The amount of funding entering your account each month is calculated as follows:
The levy you declare to HMRC through the PAYE process is multiplied by the proportion of your bill paid to your workforce who live in England, plus a 10% government top-up on this amount
When you’re ready to get started, you’ll need to sign in or create an account on the apprenticeship service.
Sharing apprenticeship costs with the government
If you have at least 50 employees or your apprentice does not meet the criteria above, you’ll share apprenticeship costs with the government. This means:
You’ll pay 5% towards the cost of training and assessing your apprentice, the government will pay the remaining 95% up to the funding band maximum, and if your apprentice’s training and assessment cost more than this, you’ll pay the difference.
