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Want to get to grip with apprenticeships? Download the latest free whitepaper and playbook here.

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Want to get to grip with apprenticeships? Download the latest free whitepaper and playbook here.

Apprenticeship Levy Transfer

For organisations whose wage bill exceeds £3m a year, the apprenticeship levy applies at a rate of 0.5%. These funds are then available to draw back down to ‘spend’ on skills development programmes – like apprenticeships. But what happens when an organisation simply cannot use its entire levy pot? That’s where levy transfer comes in.

Under new rules introduced this April, large businesses can transfer up to 50% of their levy pot to smaller organisations to support upskilling – a perfect way for SMEs to access vital funding. If you’re interested, keep reading…

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HOW WE DO IT
Connecting
SMEs with available
levy funding.

If you’re a small business looking for help when it comes to paying for learning and skills programmes, you’ve come to the right place! Babington is currently working with the team at BT Group to help connect small businesses with levy funds to support local skills development, champion social mobility, and create opportunity for all.

If you are interested in accessing funding, the first step is to fill in the form below and tell us a bit about your business. From here, our team will be in touch to explain the next steps.

Interested? Click here to apply

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THE FACTS

Levy transfer trends

4%

Of employers spend their full levy allocation

£3.3bn

The estimated value of unused levy in 22/23

50%

Apprenticeships in small businesses are down 50% since the levy was introduced

580

Businesses used the levy transfer scheme in 22/23

2%

The proportion of transfers to non-levy businesses rose by 2% last year

Need to know

Frequently asked questions

Here are some quick-fire questions on apprenticeships that you might find helpful!

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Large levy paying businesses

Yes! If you’re a large organisation interested in transferring your levy to smaller business to support upskilling, Babington can help.

Whilst there are a number of organisations that can facilitate levy transfer, often you will not retain line of sight to what happens with these funds and what the ultimate impact is.

Babington’s offer allows you complete visibility of where your money is going, and how it’s driving meaningful change.

 

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Small Businesses

Where large businesses are not going to use their entire levy pot for their own upskilling, they may choose to transfer up to 50% of the total funding value to smaller businesses.

Importantly, these businesses must meet certain conditions – including alignment to company values and a number of other stipulations.

All you need to do to get started is express your interest in receiving levy funding to support apprenticeships in your business is fill out the form above.