Apprenticeship schemes

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Elena L C Hughes

Dear Welsh Government,

What is the criteria for businesses to be able to access apprenticeship funds?

How much does the Welsh Government use on their apprenticeship scheme?

How much is the Welsh Government given via the apprenticeship levy's?

Yours faithfully,

Elena L C Hughes

Welsh Government

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Dear Ms Hughes
 
Guidance on how employers and individuals can access the Apprenticeship
Programme is available at
[1]WG Apprenticeship Guidance. Specific detail and criteria on what
employers and leaners can expect from the apprenticeship programme and
what apprenticeship providers are to deliver may be found at
[2]Apprenticeship Programme Specification.
 
Apprenticeships in Wales are delivered by a procured network of lead
providers. For the 2022/23 contract year a total of £148,625,356.23 was
allocated for apprenticeship provision. Details of the current network of
lead providers and contract size can be found here: [3]Work-based learning
(WBL): contracts | GOV.WALES
 
Funding related to the Apprenticeship Levy was fully included in the
Barnett formula process after 2019-20. Under the Barnett formula, changes
to funding in Wales are driven by changes in expenditure in England on
programmes that are devolved – rather than by revenues. It is not possible
to separately identify funding specifically from the Levy after that
point. UK Government Treasury [4]data shows the Welsh government received
£128m in 2017-18, £133m in 2018-19, and £138m in 2019-20 from the
Apprenticeship Levy.
 
Changes to funding in England on programmes which are devolved in Wales
result in changes to our block grant via the Barnett formula (this could
result in additional funding or reductions in funding). However, those
changes do not determine what the block grant should be spent on. It is
for Welsh Ministers, with the Senedd’s approval, to decide how to allocate
the Welsh Government’s budget - which includes funding from the block
grant, devolved taxes, and capital borrowing. Where there is a case for
using the consequential funding for similar purposes, Welsh Ministers will
deploy in line with their priorities as part of the appropriate budget
process. This is a key principle of devolution.
 
The introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy resulted in additional costs
to Welsh public sector bodies who are liable to pay the Levy. It also
coincided with the closure of previous apprenticeship programmes in
England, which greatly reduced the amount of new funding available in
England and therefore also to the Welsh Government via the Barnett
formula. Taking these factors into account, the introduction of the Levy
had little overall impact on the Welsh Government’s resources and no
direct impact on the already established Apprenticeship Programme in
Wales.
Yn gywir / Yours sincerely
Gofynnwch i'r Tîm Dysgu Seiliedig ar Waith | askWBL Team
Yr Is-Adran Addysg Bellach a Phrentisiaethau | Further Education and
Apprenticeships Division
Sgiliau, Addysg Uwch a Dysgu Gydol Oes | Skills, Higher Education and
Lifelong Learning
Llywodraeth Cymru | Welsh Government
Ty’r Afon, Heol Bedwas, Bedwas, Caerffili, CF83 8WT | Ty’r Afon, Bedwas
Road, Bedwas, Caerphilly CF83 8WT
 
eBost | eMail: [5]AskWBL@gov.cymru l [6]AskWBL@gov.wales  
 
Am ragor o wybodaeth am ddysgu seiliedig ar waith, gan gynnwys y dogfennau
canllawiau, ewch i'n gwefan ar [7]www.llyw.cymru/dyyg
For further information on work based learning, including guidance
documents, please visit our website at [8]www.gov.wales/wbl
 

Ydw i'n defnyddio'r iaith sydd orau gennych?  Os ydych yn dymuno derbyn
gwasanaeth yn y Gymraeg, rhowch wybod i mi.
 
Am I using your preferred business language?   If you prefer to liaise
with us in Welsh, please let me know.

 

Mae'r Rhaglenni Prentisiaeth, Hyfforddeiaeth a Thwf Swyddi Cymru, a
arweinir gan Lywodraeth Cymru, yn cael cymorth ariannol gan Gronfa
Gymdeithasol Ewrop
 
The Apprenticeship, Traineeship and Jobs Growth Wales Programmes, led by
the Welsh Government, are supported by the European Social Fund
 

 
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