Funding for Non-Levy Paying Employers
The information on this page is for employers who do have an annual payroll less than £3,00,000 . If your payroll is above this figure then you should view our Apprenticeship Levy pages.
Funding for Non-Levy Apprenticeships can be quite complex if you still have questions after reading this page, please contact us.
Every apprenticeship is slightly different: Different durations, different content and the delivery method from training providers are never quite the same. Each Apprenticeship Standards has a funding band, that is the maximum amount of funding available for an apprenticeship. Funding bands are subject to change.
Apprenticeship Funding Bands
| Apprenticeship Standard | Level | Price* | Duration |
| Infrastructure Technician | 3 | £15,000 | 15 – 18 months |
| Software Development Technician | 3 | £15,000 | 15 – 18 months |
| Digital Marketer | 3 | £11,000 | 15 – 18 months |
| Junior Content Producer | 3 | £11.000 | 15 – 18 months |
| Unified Communications Technician | 3 | £15,000 | 15 – 18 months |
| Network Engineer | 4 | £17,000 | 18 – 24 months |
| Software Developer | 4 | £18,000 | 18 – 24 months |
| Cyber Intrusion Specialist | 4 | £18,000 | 18 – 24 months |
| Software Tester | 4 | £18,000 | 18 – 24 months |
| Data Analyst | 4 | £15,000 | 18 – 24 months |
| IS Business Analyst | 4 | £18,000 | 18 – 24 months |
| Cyber Security Technologist | 4 | £18,000 | 18 – 24 months |
*Prices correct June 2019
How Much do non-levy employers pay?
| Employee Size or Payroll | Apprentice Age (at start) | Apprenticeship Funded? | Training Costs (Paid by Employer) | Additional Payment to Employer | Wage (Paid by Employer) |
| NON LEVY EMPLOYERS | |||||
| <50 employees or <£3m payroll | 16, 17 or 18 | 100% | £0 | £1,000 | Yes |
| 19+ | 95% co-funded | 5% | £0 | Yes | |
| <50 employees or £3m payroll or levy payers who have spent all levy funds | 16, 17 or 18 | 95% co-funded | 5% | £1,000 | Yes |
| 19+ | 95% co-funded | 5% | £0 | Yes | |
| LEVY EMPLOYERS | |||||
| +£3m payroll using only levy funds | 16, 17 or 18 | Paid from the levy until it has been used up then it will be co-funded | 100% or 5% | £1,000 | Yes |
| 19+ | 100% or 5% | £0 | Yes | ||
Can you offer us flexible payment terms?
Where your organisation has to pay 5% we can arrange for you to pay this monthly. Please ask us for details.
Apprentice’s Wages
Apart from training costs, whether that is funded or not you will also need to pay your apprentice’s wages. Also, the apprentice minimum wage is £3.90 per hour (June 2019) and an Apprentice must be employed for a minimum of 30 hours per week. You can pay more than the minimum, most employers do. For more information, please click here
Tax Relief on Apprentice’s Wages
If you employ an apprentice under the age of 25, you may no longer have to pay employer Class 1 National Insurance contributions on their earnings up to the new Apprentice Upper Secondary Threshold. For more information please visit here
What about employer grants?
The AGE grant or its equivalent in Merseyside or Greater Manchester has varying rules and availability. Furthermore, the AGE grant will end on 31st July 2017 and at this stage, there are no plans to replace it. Overall, for the latest information, please ask us. The grants have been replaced by the Additional Payments.
Do I qualify to receive an Additional Payment?
Under the new funding rules, if you recruit an apprentice aged under 19 when they start you will be eligible for an Additional Payment of £1,000. This applies to both non-levy and levy paying employers.
Any more questions? Please let us know
Additionally, this guide is a shortened version of the new funding rules. We believe it answers most of the question our customers have been asking us. However, if you still have questions please let us know, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
