Apprenticeships

An Employer’s guide to apprenticeships

An apprenticeship is a genuine job with an accompanying assessment and skills development programme. It is a fantastic way for individuals to earn while they learn, gaining valuable skills and knowledge in a specific job role.

The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create job placements for 16-24 year olds on Universal Credit. What does this mean for you as an employer? Employers are entitled to a £3,000 grant for every apprentice hired.

The Apprenticeships Levy is a payment that will be collected from large employers in both the public and the private sectors. The levy threshold is calculated by size of payroll. Businesses with a wage bill of more than £3 million will be required to pay a levy. The payment is made to the HMRC through PAYE returns.

The purpose of the levy is to encourage employers to invest in apprenticeship programmes and to raise additional funds to improve both the quality and quantity of apprenticeships.

The Apprenticeships Levy paid by businesses can be accessed through their digital account by those same businesses to fund apprenticeship training in their business.

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If a company has less than 50 employees and a salary bill of less than £3m

They will be entitled to:

Fully funded FREE training for 16-18 year olds.
Funding to train up existing staff or recruit apprentices. 19+ year olds will receive 90% funding.
£1000 cash incentive for recruiting an apprentice aged 16-18 year old.

If a company has more than 50 employees and a salary bill of less than £3m

The company will contribute 5% of total costs in monthly instalments.

They will be entitled to

Funding to train up existing staff or recruit apprentices (Even those at degree level)
£1000 cash incentive for recruiting an apprentice aged 16-18 year old.

If a company has a salary bill of more than £3m

The company will contribute 0.5% of anything over 3 million salary bill into the Apprenticeship Levy. For every £1 deposited £1.10 will be available to use on training.

They will be entitled to:

Train existing staff or recruit apprentices using the funds in digital account. (Unused Funds will expire after 24 months)
£1000 cash incentive for recruiting an apprentice aged 16-18 year old.
Levy-paying employers can transfer 25% of their levy funds to other employers to pay for apprenticeship standards training and assessment.

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Sally Harrison

Sharon has been an excellent tutor. She has responded to all my questions vey quickly and even when her job was done, continued to respond and support me. Harvinder was great with the observations. My experience of the training has been absolutely marvellous. So thankyou all very much! Hopefully I have the distinction to show for all the hard work put in by us all.

Norma Ferguson

I have just passed my level 2 NVQ with merit and would like to say my assessor Sharon Smith was a brilliant help. She gave me help and confidence over and above and was always there when I needed her, I don't think I could've done so well without her. She is a true inspiration and a credit to your team.

North Tyneside Council

My relationship with the staff at TRN has always been positive. I find them to be flexible and adaptable and quick to respond to any queries or concerns raised. They also highlight any issues as and when they arise. As a specific example, they recently raised difficulties one of our learners was experiencing and we are working together to resolve these. The issue was highlighted promptly and TRN demonstrated sensitivity and understanding towards both the learner and me as the employer representative. I have also been impressed by the way they have worked with us during the pandemic and it is our intention to keep working with them.

People First Care Ltd

Initially we chose to work with TRN following a very informative meeting with Claire Gordon, who outlined all the detail regarding funding, payments, apprenticeships etc. We have now worked with them successfully for over two years and the trainees like the fact that they can produce work at their own pace, and have direct contact with their assessor so if they have any queries the support is only a phone call or email away. Working virtually has been a big change for all of us all, but TRN have still been able to continue to guide and support their trainees through by adapting to individual learning styles and demonstrating great patience and support again with those who are not so IT minded. I look forward to continuing our working relationship with future trainees.