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Apprenticeships

The government set an ambitious target of 3 million new apprentices by 2020. To achieve this, apprenticeships had to evolve to become more occupationally led, rather than a simple tick box exercise, focusing too heavily on completing a qualification, rather than creating and developing a competent and valued member of staff.

To achieve this, new apprenticeship ‘Standards’ were born, allowing training providers to create bespoke pathways, unique to every employer. Furthermore, EPA (End Point Assessments) were introduced, to help improve the quality of training and assessment of apprenticeships.

What is an apprenticeship?

Apprenticeships are a mixture of on the job training and classroom based learning. Apprenticeships provide people with the skills they need for a chosen career path along with a qualification.

Apprenticeships vary in duration of competition due to the level of the apprenticeship and employment sector. An apprenticeship can last between 1 year up to 5 years.

Benefits as an apprentice

As an apprentice, you will gain hands on experience in the sector you wish to pursue as a career.
You will receive many benefits including earning a salary, paid holidays, gaining qualifications and valuable skills.
Your employer and training provider will support you through your journey as an apprentice. They will give you the guidance you need in order to be successful, ensure your requirements are met, offers the right skills needed in the job and meets the national standards.
Apprenticeships are rapidly growing, each day more businesses are taking on apprentices. An apprentice shows they are serious about the job and learning the requirements. Employers will value you as an apprentice in their company.

Apprenticeships

A1S Training – Apprenticeship Standards

Apprenticeship Standard	Level	Overview of Role
Customer Service Practitioner	2	Providing customer service products and services for businesses and other organisations including face- to-face, telephone, digital and written contact and communications
Community Activator Coach	2	Planning, leading and coaching physical activities for people of all ages in the community.

Business Administrator	3	Supporting and engaging with different parts of the organisation and interact with internal or external customers
Customer Service Specialist	3	Dealing with customer queries, purchases and complaints
Team Leader / Supervisor	3	Managing teams and projects to meet a private, public or voluntary organisation’s goals
Digital Marketer	3	Use online and social media platforms to design, build and implement campaigns and drive customer sales.
Early Years Educator	3	Highly trained professionals who play a key role in ensuring that young children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe
Teaching Assistant	3	Supporting the class teacher to enhance pupils’ learning

Assessor Coach	4	Coaching and assessing vocational learners, usually on a one-to-one basis, in a range of learning environments.

Operations & Departmental Manager	5	Managing teams and projects in line with a private, public or voluntary organisation’s operational or departmental strategy.
Leader in Adult Care	5	Leading the care service and managing teams of carers to look after adults with care needs.

Apprenticeship levy

A1S offers a comprehensive levy management service to guide and support our levy paying employers through the minefield of levy processes and procedures.

What is the Apprenticeship Levy?

The Apprenticeship Levy is a compulsory ‘tax’ which aims to fund the development and delivery of three million new apprenticeships by 2020.
All employers in the UK with a wage bill of more than £3 million must pay 0.5% of their payroll into a central levy ‘pot’, which can then be used to fund apprenticeships. Employers have an allowance of £15,000 per year to offset against their levy payment.
The levy is paid monthly on a rolling basis to HMRC and will be collected through the PAYE system alongside income tax and National Insurance.
Employers can access their levy contribution in an online digital account, which can be used to pay for apprenticeship training and assessment.

Funding for non-levy paying employers

SMEs with a wage bill under £3 million (non-levy employers) contribute 5% of the apprenticeship cost, the government will pay the remaining 95%. This also applies to levy paying employers who have exhausted their funds.
SMEs with a wage bill under £3 million (non-levy employers) contribute 5% of the apprenticeship cost, the government will pay the remaining 95%. This also applies to levy paying employers who have exhausted their funds.
Both levy and non-levy payers will receive a £1000 incentive for taking on and training an apprentice aged 16-18.
The Government will pay £1000 to employers if they train 19-24 year olds leaving care or who have a Local Authority Education Health and Care (EHC) plan.
Maths and English training for apprentices is fully funded.
Employers are not required to pay National Insurance Contributions for apprentices under the age of 25 on earnings below the higher tax rate of £827 a week (£43,000 a year).

FURTHER SUPPORT

A1S offers an end to end levy management service for everything you need to effectively manage your apprenticeship levy.

If you are a levy-paying employer and need advice and support, please contact our specialist team on 01375 275 052