Apprenticeship funding model announced

The Government has set out how apprenticeships will be funded. In response, David Hughes, Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges (AoC), said: “It is clear that the Government has listened to colleges, training providers and employers. We will all need to work in partnership to ensure that the levy is a success and that the reforms to apprenticeships deliver for students, employers and for inclusive economic growth. The levy and the reforms are big shifts in the apprenticeship programme which will need sensitive and watchful handling. The Association of Colleges will continue to work closely with the Government to help with those changes and support colleges to seize the opportunities that the funding reforms and new register will create.”