Policy papers and consultations

How the government funds apprenticeships in England, including details of funding bands and the apprenticeship levy.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 28 March 2024

• Apprenticeship funding

  Overview This document sets out the policy for apprenticeship funding in…

• Apprenticeship funding for employers who do not pay the apprenticeship levy

  This guidance explains our reservation of funds policy. Employers who do…

A letter from the Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education on current apprenticeship standards achievement rates, and a report on progress.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 21 March 2024

Ensuring resilience across all regulated qualifications, with guidance for gathering evidence of student performance in GCSE, AS and A levels, Project qualifications and Advanced Extension Award in maths.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 21 September 2023

• Ensuring the resilience of the qualifications system

  Proposals at a glance Exams and formal assessments went ahead in 2022 for…

Guidance from the government on how the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) should carry out its functions for the 2023 to 2024 financial year.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 30 March 2023

How the Civil Service will provide good quality entry and progression pathways for apprentices over the next 3 years.

• From: Civil Service and 1 others
• Updated: 28 April 2022

We're seeking views on our vision and operating framework for flexi-job apprenticeship schemes as a means to increase the use of apprenticeships in certain sectors and professions.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 3 August 2021

Sets out our aims for apprenticeship reform and summarises how this will benefit employers and apprentices.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 21 July 2021

The national retraining scheme was announced in 2017 to help adults to retrain as the economy changes.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 18 March 2021

We are asking for feedback from employers and front-line workers to inform the development of the Community Health and Wellbeing Worker apprenticeship standard.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 26 January 2021

Our proposals for extending the Extraordinary Regulatory Framework.

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 7 September 2020

A letter from the government to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) regarding level 8 apprenticeships.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 18 June 2020

Consultation on conditions, guidance and requirements for Ofqual-regulated apprenticeship end point assessments (EPAs).

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 26 July 2018

Analysis of the effect that the apprenticeship funding system we're introducing in May 2017 will have on specific protected groups.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 17 May 2018

Read the skills partner statement of action, and sign up to commit to working with government to reform technical education and apprenticeships.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 20 December 2017

We're seeking views on the institute's draft plan.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 18 April 2017

We're seeking your views on which public bodies in England should be set targets on the number of apprentices working for them.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 20 January 2017

We are seeking views on draft strategic guidance from government to the Institute for Apprenticeships for the 2017 to 2018 financial year.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 4 January 2017

We’re asking for views on how we will issue funding for apprenticeships through employers.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 13 January 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

We’re asking for views on options to reform how government funds the traineeships programme in England.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 18 November 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Invites views on ways of delivering funding reforms for apprenticeships in England.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 6 March 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government