Guidance

Apprenticeship technical funding guide

Details of the funding system used for apprenticeship frameworks and standards from 1 May 2017.

Applies to England

Documents

Apprenticeships technical funding guide from August 2020

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Apprenticeship technical funding guide for starts from April 2019 to July 2020

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Apprenticeship technical funding guide for starts from May 2017 to March 2019

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Details

The apprenticeships technical funding guide from August 2020 explains how funding will work for apprenticeship standards starting on or after 1 August 2020, including how we will calculate provider payments.

The apprenticeships technical funding guide for April 2019 to July 2020 explains how funding works for apprenticeship frameworks and standards starting between 1 April 2019 and 31 July 2020, including how we will calculate provider payments.

For all starts before 1 April 2019 please refer to version 4 of the Apprenticeships technical funding guide for starts from May 2017.

Published 9 November 2016
Last updated 25 May 2021 + show all updates
  1. We have updated the apprenticeships technical funding guide (from August 2020 starts). This is version 3 of the guide. This explains how funding works for apprenticeships starting on or after 1 August 2020, including how we will calculate provider payments. The updates from the previous version are some further clarifications particularly around apprenticeship starts from 1 April 2021 and updates around the hire an apprentice incentive on the apprenticeship service. Please disregard our previous update (24 May 2021) as this included an error in dates.

  2. We have published version 2 of the apprenticeships technical funding guide from August 2021. This explains how funding will work for apprenticeships starting on or after 1 August 2021, including how we will calculate provider payments. The updates from the previous guidance are some further clarifications particularly around apprenticeship starts from 1 April 2021, and updates around the hire an apprentice incentive on the apprenticeship service.

  3. We have updated the Apprenticeships Technical Funding Guide for August 2020.

  4. We have updated the apprenticeship technical guidance for 2020 to 2021

  5. We have updated the apprenticeship technical funding guide

  6. We have updated the technical funding guidance for Apprenticeship starts after April 2019

  7. We have published version 1 of the Apprenticeships technical funding guide for April 2019 to March 2020. This explains how funding will work for apprenticeship frameworks and standards starting on or after 1 April 2019, including how we will calculate provider payments.

  8. Updated apprenticeship technical funding guide for starts from May 2017.

  9. Updated apprenticeship technical funding guide.

  10. Updated apprenticeship technical funding guide for starts from May 2017.

  11. First published.