Glossary
Apprenticeship levy
The charge on larger employers, the funds from which they use to pay for apprenticeship training.
In full
Employers above a payroll threshold pay the apprenticeship levy and access funds through their account in the apprenticeship service to pay for apprenticeship training.
Providers are paid from the employer's account, which is why an apprenticeship that is not correctly set up in the service does not generate payment even if the ILR is perfect.
Where this comes up
module
Apprenticeship funding: price, band, service and evidence
A price negotiated with each employer, capped by the band maximum, paid monthly with a completion element, and dependent on the ILR and the apprenticeship service agreeing.
diagnostic
An apprentice is on the ILR but is not generating any payments
The apprentice exists on the ILR and looks correct, but no earnings are being generated for them. Apprenticeship funding depends on the ILR and the apprenticeship service agreeing, so a record that is perfect in one and absent or different in the other produces nothing.
scenario
An apprentice changes employer mid-programme
An apprentice moves to a new employer and wants to continue the same apprenticeship. Several records have to change together.
scenario
An apprentice goes on long-term sick leave
An apprentice is signed off work indefinitely. Deciding between a break in learning and a withdrawal is a funding, performance and evidence decision all at once.
scenario
An employer agrees a price above the band maximum
A negotiated price sits above the funding band maximum for the standard. Who pays the difference, and what is recorded?
module
Building a funding map for your college
A funding map sets out every stream a college receives, how each is earned, when it reconciles and what data drives it. It is the fastest way for a finance or leadership newcomer to become useful.