Apprenticeships All content correct at time of presentation creation – 25th April 2017, please check all reference materials quoted for updates

Apprenticeship levy All content correct at time of presentation creation – 25th April 2017, please check all reference materials quoted for updates

Apprenticeship Levy From 1st May 2017 Payable by employers with an annual wage bill of more than £3million Report and pay levy to HMRC through PAYE process on a monthly basis Rate is 0.5% Allowance of £15,000 per year above which levy is paid Levy does not affect funding for apprentices who started a programme before 1st May 2017 Eg wage bill £6million 0.5% is £30,000 £30,000 - £15,000 allowance leaves £15,000 levy to pay for the year or £1,250 per month Apprenticeship Levy

Apprenticeship Levy payers will access funds they have paid through a new digital account Government top up monies paid in by an additional 10% Funds expire after 24 months if not used – first in first expire basis Can only be used to fund apprenticeships which commenced after 1st May 2017 Apprenticeship Levy

Funding bands are in place to determine maximum funding which can spend on each apprenticeship training course through the digital account Funding bands vary by apprentice occupation and level Age of apprentice does not impact on the amount paid Funding band maximum per apprentice not per employer Further incentive payments of £1000 for recruiting 16-18 year olds or 19-24 with an Education, Health Care Plan Course costs above the funding band maximum would be met by the employer EHC – Education, Health and Care plan Spending Funds

Funding bands Bands range from 1 to 15 From band 1 @ £1,500 to band 15 @ £27,000 Examples: Formwork – band 8 = £6000 per apprentice Construction Operations – band 6 = £4000 per apprentice Management Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management – band 10 = £12000 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-funding-bands Funding bands

Spending funds To spend funds in your account need to: Choose an approved training provider for your apprenticeship programme There are 2 different types of apprenticeship programmes to choose form: Apprenticeship standards Apprenticeship frameworks use the ‘Find apprenticeship training’ service to select an approved apprenticeship training provider if you are using a standard, use the register of apprenticeship assessment organisations to select an approved assessment organisation. Spending funds

Non Apprentice levy payers Still get funding assistance from the Government for training apprentices* Same funding bands apply for apprenticeship programmes Incentives still available for employing 16-18 year old or 19-24 year old on a EHC Plan From 2018 will have access to funding through a new digital account Government funding currently only confirmed until end December 2017 for new starts – Government and SFA reviewing provision of on going funding past this date! Non Apprentice levy payers

How it works Employer You pay Government Pays Incentive payments Apprentice Levy paying employer The cost of training from your digital account and 10% of any amount over this, plus any fees over the funding band maximum 90% of any fees your digital account will not cover, up to the funding band maximum £1000 for each 16-18 year old apprentices or 19-24 year old with an Education, Health and Care Plan Non Apprenticeship Levy paying employer (50+ employees) 10% of any apprenticeship training fees, plus any fees over the funding band maximum 90% of any apprenticeship training fees, up to the funding band maximum Non Apprenticeship Levy paying employer (fewer than 50 employees) 0% of any apprenticeship training fees for 16-18 year olds or 19-24 year old with an Education, Health and Care Plan. 10% for other apprentices. Additionally you will pay any fees over the funding band maximum 100% of any apprenticeship training fees for 16-18 year olds or 19-24 year old with an Education, Health and Care Plan. 90% for other apprentices, up to the funding band maximum Extract from Build UK/CITB Apprenticeship Funding Guidance

How it works - remember Must select a apprentice framework or standard Must select an approved training provider Employer negotiates the cost of the apprenticeship with the training provider and monthly payment plan Funding bands are per apprentice Government will provide additional funding up to 90% of funding band maximum where insufficient funds in digital account How it works - remember

Apprenticeships are devolved policy Apprenticeships are devolved policy. This means that authorities in each of the UK nations manage their own apprenticeship programmes, including how funding is spent. Different rules apply to apprenticeship funding in Scotland and Wales where funding will be accessed in the same way as it is at present Contact relevant authority in these countries to find out more. Apprenticeship levy is collected on the wages paid to the whole UK workforce but funds are distributed depending on where the employee home addresses are registered. England only?

https://www.gov.uk/topic/further-education-skills/apprenticeships https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-levy-how-it-will-work Employing an apprentice: technical guide for employers - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employing-an-apprentice-technical-guide-for-employers https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-funding-and-performance-management-rules-2017-to-2018 https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/register-of-apprentice-assessment-organisations https://findapprenticeshiptraining.sfa.bis.gov.uk/ More info links

CITB grants for apprentices All content correct at time of presentation creation – 25th April 2017, please check all reference materials quoted for updates

CITB grants for apprentices CITB grants for construction apprenticeships at level 2 and 3 remains available to in scope employers This is separate to Apprenticeship Levy Funds Consult the CITB website for more information on how to register for these grants http://www.citb.co.uk/grant/grants-available-201617/#Apprenticeships CITB grants for apprentices

CITB grants for apprentices How much you can get – England and Wales 2016/2017 NVQ level 2 (two-year programme) Up to £6000. This includes: £1965 for year 1 attendance £1660 for year 2 attendance £1975 for completing the apprenticeship framework £400 for gaining the NVQ level 2 NVQ level 3 (three-year programme) Up to £10,250. This includes the payments for a two-year course, plus:  £1125 for year 3 attendance £2275 for completing the apprenticeship framework £400 for gaining the NVQ level 3 CITB grants for apprentices

Standard or Framework? All content correct at time of presentation creation – 25th April 2017, please check all reference materials quoted for updates

What are they? Framework Standard The existing apprenticeship programmes we have been using Will remain until replaced by a Standard To be phased out by 2020? New trailblazer apprenticeships Owned and developed by employers Include an end point assessment Will replace Frameworks Average 3 year review What are they?

Current Framework apprenticeships All content correct at time of presentation creation – 25th April 2017, please check all reference materials quoted for updates

Current Framework Apprenticeships - construction Level 2 Level 3 and 4 Formwork* Construction Operations Plant Maintenance* Plant Operations* Steelfixing Occupations Major Projects Wood Occupations* Civil Engineering for Technicians* (3) Occupational Work Supervisor (3) Construction Site Supervision* (4) Starred are already undergoing the Trailblazer development process Current Framework Apprenticeships - construction

Current Framework Apprenticeships - construction Higher Apprenticeships Foundation Degree Professional Practice in Construction Operations Management (5) Sustainability (5) Foundation Degree in Built Environment (5) Foundation Degree in Civil Engineering (5) Construction Site Management (6) Management Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management (6) Current Framework Apprenticeships - construction

Apprenticeship standards Ready for delivery or Standard Approved or Standard in Development

Apprenticeship Standards – ready for delivery Property maintenance operative Surveying – Chartered Surveying – Technician Steelfixer Construction – Highway electrician/service operative Construction – Highways Electrical Maintenance and Installation operative Apprenticeship Standards – ready for delivery

Apprenticeship Standards – approved but not ready for delivery Construction technician Construction site supervisor Construction civil engineering site management degree Construction site engineering technician Construction surveying technician Construction quantity surveying degree apprenticeship Construction site management degree apprenticeship Construction assembly technician Construction steelfixer Construction carpentry and joinery and advanced version Construction lifting technician (cranes) Scaffolder Formwork There are more than this but these are the ones most relevant to our sector Construction standards Apprenticeship standard: highway electrician / service operative (approved for delivery) Apprenticeship standard: construction site supervisor Apprenticeship standard: building services engineering site management degree apprenticeship Apprenticeship standard: construction quantity surveyor degree apprenticeship Apprenticeship standard: civil engineering site management degree apprenticeship Apprenticeship standard: highway electrical maintenance & installation operative (approved for delivery) Apprenticeship standard: highways maintenance skilled operative Apprenticeship standard: highways maintenance supervisor Apprenticeship standard: construction site management degree apprenticeship Apprenticeship standard: construction design management degree apprenticeship Apprenticeship standard: construction assembly technician Apprenticeship standard: advanced carpentry and joinery Apprenticeship standard: carpentry and joinery Apprenticeship standard: steel fixer Apprenticeship standard: digital engineering technician Apprenticeship standard: construction design & build technician Apprenticeship standard: construction site engineering technician Apprenticeship standard: construction surveying technician Apprenticeship standard: building services engineering technician Apprenticeship standard: piling attendant Apprenticeship standard: lifting technician Apprenticeship standard: plasterer Apprenticeship standard: civil engineering technician Apprenticeship standard: tunneling operative Apprenticeship standard: scaffolder Apprenticeship standard: fence installer Apprenticeship standard: industrial coatings applicator Apprenticeship standard: bricklayer Apprenticeship standard: engineering construction erector/rigger Apprenticeship standard: trade supplier Apprenticeship Standards – approved but not ready for delivery

Apprenticeship Standards – in development (not complete list) Asbestos removal operative Asbestos technician Construction equipment operative (plant operator) Construction equipment maintenance engineer Demolition General construction operations Civil engineering – civil engineer SHE technician Occupational work supervision – needs employer lead Apprenticeship Standards – in development (not complete list)

Wider than construction Apprenticeships outside of construction trades available including: Team Leading Leadership and Management Human Resources Management Customer Service Business and Administration Wider than construction

For the most current information see www.gov.uk