On Tuesday 29 March, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, set out the next steps for living with COVID-19 in England from Friday 1 April.
Updated guidance advises:
For education and childcare settings from Friday 1 April:
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This page contains information about apprenticeships at SGS.
Learners Employers Smart Assessor Funding and IncentivesWe can support all the business-critical functions within a large employer – so only need to work with one provider, one account manager.
All SGS apprenticeships are directly delivered by SGS, giving responsiveness, consistency, accountability and control of quality.
We have designed a Customer Service pathway with administration content, to plug the gap left by removal of the Business Administration Level 2 Framework. Many employers used the BA 2 as an entry level apprenticeship, with the apprentice then progressing into Level 3 admin, or IT or Finance. Our Customer Service – Admin Pathway fills this niche for employers.
Example saving. An employer has a staff member who is under 25 and paid £16000 per year. The employer will be paying 13.8% NI on earnings above the first £8,424, so 13.8% x £7576 = £1045. If the staff member starts an apprenticeship, the employer will save £1045 per year, until the staff member reaches 25.
This is dependent on the size of employer and the age of the apprentice.
For SME employers, with under 50 employees, apprenticeship training costs for are 100% government funded for 16 -18s, 19 - 24s EHCP and 19 – 24 care-leavers.
For SME employers, for all other age groups, training costs are 95% government funded.
For levy paying employers, training costs are 100% levy-funded, for all ages of apprenticeship, unless the full levy is used up. Training costs are then 95% government funded.
This is paid monthly into the apprenticeship service account.
A £1000 one-off payment to apprentices who have previously been in local authority care.
For any further information, or for help with the incentives, funding and apprenticeship process, please contact our Business Development team at [email protected]
We have very strong retention and overall achievement rates, ahead of national averages. Our employers are supported with a dedicated account manager to steer them through every step of the apprenticeship journey.
Learners are supported with their training assessor to ensure they have every opportunity to thrive, achieve and progress to the next level. We have flexible delivery models, including programmes at Filton, Stroud and central Bristol. We also offer workplace delivery for some apprenticeship programmes.
We support over 1000 employers a year with their apprenticeship programme, recruiting over 600 new apprentices every year.
Our Apprenticeship Team are here to help guide you through your Apprenticeship journey, providing advice and guidance.
[email protected]Smart Assessor is an electronic collection of a learner’s skills and knowledge, which is assessed by their tutor against a training standard or qualification and replaces paper portfolios.