Apprenticeships levy: employer owned apprenticeships training
Read the full outcome
Detail of outcome
The apprenticeship levy will come into effect in April 2017, at a rate of 0.5% of an employer鈥檚 pay bill. A 拢15,000 allowance for employers will mean that the levy will only be paid on employers鈥� pay bills over 拢3 million.
Less than 2% of UK employers will pay the levy.
Detail of feedback received
We received 711 responses. The majority of respondents were responding on behalf of an organisation and were employers who employed over 250 people.
Original consultation
Consultation description
We鈥檙e inviting comments on our proposal to introduce an apprenticeship levy. The levy will enable employers to choose and pay for apprenticeship training.
We鈥檙e seeking your views on:
- how to pay the levy
- how the levy should work for employers who operate across the whole of the UK
- how to make sure that employers paying the levy have the opportunity to get more out than they put in
- how best to give employers control of apprenticeships
This consultation covers the implementation of the levy. More detail on the levy rate and scope will be provided later in the year.
We particularly welcome views from employers, business organisations, training organisations and anyone with a vested interest.
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