DfE Update local authorities: 6 August 2025
Published 6 August 2025
Applies to England
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1. Your feedback: Foundation apprenticeships survey
The first foundation apprenticeships launched on Friday 1 August 2025 and are now available for delivery.
Following the launch, we are inviting existing apprenticeship training providers to complete a short survey.
The survey is designed to capture your current thinking and help us to understand real-time intentions and respond proactively, including:
- your organisation’s plans for delivering foundation apprenticeships
- which occupational standards you intend to offer (or reasons for not engaging at this stage)
- your confidence in engaging employers and learners
- what support you may need to deliver this provision effectively
We know many of you are actively planning your offer for the year ahead, and with much of the apprenticeship provision delivered year-round, we want to give you as much time and flexibility as possible to provide feedback, particularly ahead of the autumn term and new learner intakes.
Your responses will help us to assess provider readiness and shape the support we offer during the early stages of delivery and help ensure successful early implementation of your foundation apprenticeships.
The foundation apprenticeship survey will remain open until Wednesday 1 October 2025.