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How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.
Apprentices are aged 16 or over and combine working with studying to gain…
You can get help from the government to pay for apprenticeship training.…
You need to create an apprenticeships service account. You’ll use this…
You must sign an apprenticeship agreement with your apprentice. This gives…
You are responsible for: giving your apprentice their contract of…
You can get more information on the employer support site. If you still…
Information about employing an apprentice and how apprenticeship funding works.
Guidance on how to use the apprenticeship service to access funds to pay for apprenticeship training.
Find apprenticeship training courses for existing or future staff.
The rules employers and training providers must follow to get funding for training and assessing apprentices in England.
From 20 August 2020, we asked employers to accept a new employer agreement to access apprenticeship funding for new apprentices and approve any account changes.
Advertise apprenticeships and manage applications using the apprenticeship service.
How schools and local authorities can employ a postgraduate teacher apprentice, including using their apprenticeship levy.
How employers can create apprenticeship adverts using their apprenticeship service account.
Becoming an apprentice - what to expect, apprenticeship levels, pay and training, making an application, complaining about an apprenticeship.
Find out when you have to pay Apprenticeship Levy and how to work out and report your payments.
Employers and training providers could be eligible for £1,000 each if they hire an eligible apprentice.
What is expected of a registered apprenticeship training provider.
Employer agreement with the DfE to pay training providers to carry out apprenticeship training.
Information for large employers about transferring unused apprenticeship levy funds to another business to pay for their apprenticeship training and assessment.
Information for employers about getting a levy transfer to pay for apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
This guidance explains how apprenticeship training can be delivered flexibly around the needs of your business.
What you need to do in the apprenticeship service to support employers, add and approve apprenticeships for funding.
This agreement must be signed by the apprentice and the employer at the start of the apprenticeship.
Results from the 2021 surveys into the views and experiences of employers and learners involved in apprenticeships.
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