Cover 100% of Apprenticeship Fees: NHSE regional levy transfer service for primary care employers
Shared on behalf of NHSE
NHS England in the North East and Yorkshire offer a service to facilitate the transfer of apprenticeship levy funds from levy paying employers to non-levy paying employers to pay for apprenticeship training in primary and community care.
Non-levy paying employers (such as GP practices, Dental practices, Care Homes, etc) can use these funds to cover 100% of apprenticeship training costs, rather than paying the 5% co-investment. We know that paying this co-investment is often a barrier to a small organisation in enrolling their staff on an apprenticeship and developing their workforce. GP practices are the biggest users of the service, often enrolling their healthcare assistants on the Nursing Associate or Nurse Degree apprenticeships.
Levy contributions made by levy paying organisations (such as NHS Trusts) expire after two years back to HM Treasury. By facilitating transfers, we can limit the amount that expires and reinvest that funding back into the North East and Yorkshire NHS system. In the current financial year to date, we have facilitated £6.5 Million worth of levy transfers enabling 600 apprentices to enrol on their programmes.
For any queries, please contact: ben.park1@nhs.net
Website: www.england.nhs.uk
