The Apprentice Levy Scandal

Posted on 24 Nov 2017 by Jonny Williamson

News that uptake of apprenticeships has slumped by 59% since the introduction of the Apprentice Levy is a scandal that should both concern and enrage manufacturers.

Nearly a quarter (23%) of levy-paying firms have no understanding of the Apprenticeship Levy or don’t know how their company will respond to it. The goal of the Levy was to boost apprenticeships by 3m by 2020. The fact that this poorly-thought through initiative has thrown the whole enterprise into violent…

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