Apprenticeships are funded via the levy (for employers with a payroll of over £3 million). Each standard is assigned one of 30 Funding Bands which range from £1,500 to £27,000.
Secondary care trusts pay the levy fund. They are able to “gift” funding to smaller organisation. Arrangements are in place for all federations, primary care networks, and practices to access this funding. For further information and/or to arrange funding and set up an Digital Apprenticeship Services (DAS) account please keep reading below. You can also contact us if you have any further questions.
How to access levy funding
If you are a manager working for a federation, primary care network or practice, and you would like to enrol a member of staff onto an apprenticeship programme using Levy Funding,
follow the process outlined below:
1. Create your Digital Apprenticeship Service (DAS) Account
The Digital Apprenticeship Service (DAS) account allows the employer to receive the levy funding from the ‘gifting’ organisation (secondary care), add their apprentice(s) name(s) and link the information with the agreed training provider. This ensures that the training provider receives payments on a monthly basis to cover 100% of the costs of the course (apprenticeship).
Guide to setting up your DAS Account
2. Submit a Levy Transfer Application form– https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NELTHLevyForm
3. Add your apprentice(s) to your DAS Account
4. Register your apprentice(s) to your chosen training provider
5. Transferring Employer will approve the request
Once your apprentice(s) have been approved by the training provider, the transferring employer will be sent a request for final approval.
6. Payments commence on a monthly basis