Guidance

Apprenticeship unit funding rules, 2026 to 2027

The rules for apprenticeship unit funding.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 17 March 2026

Applies to England

Documents

Draft apprenticeship unit funding rules, April 2026 to 31 July 2026

PDF, 1.47 MB, 55 pages

Details

The draft 2026 funding rules are for information only.

If you have any feedback on the 2026 apprenticeship funding rules, email fundingrules.comments@education.gov.uk by Tuesday 31 March 2026.

We will review all feedback and publish updated guidance in April 2026. The updated guidance will apply to apprenticeship units starting from April 2026 to 31 July 2026.

We will also publish a further version for apprenticeship units starting from 1 August 2026.

Published 17 March 2026