Apprenticeship levy ‘car crash’ in its current guise

Posted on 4 May 2016 by Jonny Williamson

EEF is calling on the Government to delay the start of the apprenticeship levy until at least September 2017 to allow time to tackle serious flaws and avoid a ‘looming car crash'.

The call follows new research showing that just 1% of manufacturers support the apprenticeship levy rolling out in its current guise, while almost three quarters (72%) want it to be delayed until business and government are satisfied that it’s fit-for-purpose. At the moment, less than a third of companies (31%) think that the…

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