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Employers of any size can use the Growth and Skills Levy to fund apprenticeship training. If your pay bill is over £3 million, you pay into the levy and draw down funds through a digital account. If it isn’t, you share the cost with government, though training for 16-24 year olds is now fully funded ... Read more

Apprenticeships combine paid employment with structured off-the-job training, funded through the apprenticeship levy or government co-investment. As an employer, you hire an apprentice on a genuine employment contract, pay at least the apprentice minimum wage, and give them 20% of their paid working hours for training with a recognised training provider. Larger employers pay into ... Read more

After losing his job during the pandemic, Andrew chose to retrain through Pitman Training. Four years later, he had completed his qualifications and secured an accountancy role at TaxAssist — the career he had always wanted.