Employer Investment in Skills
The Chancellor told the CBI the Autumn Budget will cut taxes for businesses that invest more, train more and innovate more. This followed on from…
Apprenticeship Levy
The Lifelong Loan Entitlement, Apprenticeship Levy and Employer Funded Training – Policy Contradictions and Practical Implications
Completing UVAC’s response to the Lifelong Loan Entitlement Consultation, having a few weeks earlier developed a response to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement published by FE…
Apprenticeships: unlocking the opportunity
The Apprenticeship Levy was introduced to create long-term sustainable funding for apprenticeships and empower employers to provide staff with a range of training opportunities. All…
The Apprenticeship Levy isn’t working
According to the latest government figures, under-19s accounted for a little over a quarter (28%) of apprenticeship starts in 2021/22. The remaining three-quarters were at…
Apprenticeship Levy Reform – A call for Employer input
Today, The 5% Club calls on its 700 Members and all those employers who are subject to the English Apprenticeship System to pass them their…
A formal review into the levy or not: the apprenticeship system can be improved
It’s been just over two weeks since the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, so now is a good opportunity to reflect on what this means for apprenticeships.…
Don’t water down the value of Apprenticeships to achieve higher numbers, it’s a false economy
Adrian Grove, Business Development Manager @QubeLearning, pushes back against short term fixes suggested by the British Retail Consortium In a letter sent to Secretary of…
A Review of the Apprenticeship Levy and How the Tax System Incentivises Employers to Invest in Training
In his Spring Statement the Chancellor of the Exchequer the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP announced that: “The government will consider whether further intervention is…
Grant Thornton and Activate extend apprenticeship collaboration to 2027
Leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP and award-winning management training provider Activate Business School have agreed an extension to their contract to deliver leadership and management apprenticeships…
Mid-market use of apprenticeships increases as fight for talent intensifies
Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week (7-13 February) new research from Grant Thornton UK LLP shows that the mid-market is increasingly making use of apprenticeships as…