Apprenticeship training and assessment funding depends on whether your school pays into the apprenticeship levy. Schools paying the levy use those funds, while others receive government co-investment and pay the remainder plus VAT. Contact your school business manager or apprenticeships@bestpracticenet.co.uk for details. More information is available in the government's apprenticeship funding guidance.
Your apprenticeship training and assessment are funded through the apprenticeship levy or government co-investment. The funding route depends on whether your school pays into the apprenticeship levy.
How levy funding works
Many schools pay into the apprenticeship levy, but some do not. This is determined by who manages your payroll, such as whether your school pays your salary directly or your local authority does.
If your school pays into the apprenticeship levy, it can use its levy funds to cover the cost of your apprenticeship training and assessment.
How government co-investment works
If your school does not pay into the apprenticeship levy, it can receive government co-investment towards the cost of your apprenticeship training and assessment. Your school pays the remaining contribution plus VAT.
For current co-investment contribution figures, see the relevant apprenticeship funding page on the Best Practice Network website.
Who to contact about your funding
Speak to your school business manager for full details about how your apprenticeship will be funded.
If you have further questions, you can also contact us. apprenticeships@bestpracticenet.co.uk
Where to find more information
You can read the government's detailed apprenticeship funding guidance.