Apprenticeship cost calculator
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Apprenticeship cost calculator
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Training qualification cost to you £0
PAYE will be £0 per month (based on 37 hours per week)*
The GREAT NEWS is there are various funding options available for employers to help with these costs, please see the funding section below.
*This figure does not include any additional costs such as pension contributions (if applicable), benefits package or travel / equipment contributions you may wish to award your employees. This should be discussed and agreed at the interview and offer stage and where possible written into their contract of employment.
Training qualification cost to you £0
PAYE will be £0 per month (based on 37 hours per week)*
The GREAT NEWS is as a large levy-paying employer, the qualification cost can be paid using your levy! There are also various funding options available for employers to help with these costs, please see the funding section below.
*This figure does not include any additional costs such as pension contributions (if applicable), benefits package or travel / equipment contributions you may wish to award your employees. This should be discussed and agreed at the interview and offer stage and where possible written into their contract of employment.
Funding options
There are various funding options available to you as an employer. The funding will support you with the costs that you have calculated above. Select the logo’s below to get more information on the funding available from the CITB and the Government.
There are various funding options available to you as an employer. The funding will support you with the costs that you have calculated above. Select the logo’s below to get more information on the funding available from the CITB and the Government.
Current incentives now available – (from 1st August 2020)
Current incentives now available – (from 1st August 2020)
Due to the recent global pandemic the UK government have put together additional incentive payments for employers who hire a new apprentice between 1 August 2020 and 31 January 2021. There will be two levels of payment based on age.
- Available funding for apprentices aged 16-18: £3,000Â
- Available funding for apprentices aged 19-24: £2,000Â
- Available funding for apprentices aged 25 and over: £1,500Â
For apprentices between 16 and 18, these incentive payments are on top of the existing incentive payments of £1,000 that the government already provides. So employers will actually receive a total of £3,000 for all apprentices aged 16 to 18. If the apprentice is 25 years old or over, the employer will receive £1,500.
The payment will be made directly to employers in two equal instalments, where the apprentice is still in learning at day 90 and day 365. There will be no limit on the number of incentive payments that an employer can claim for apprentices eligible to receive funding, provided each apprentice meets the criteria, including being a new employee. For the remainder of the 2020-21, the number of ‘active’ or ‘used’ reservations available to non-levy paying employers at any given time will increase from 3 to 10. This enables small non-levy paying employers to recruit more apprentices for their businesses through the apprenticeship service. This will come into effect from 15 July 2020 and will continue to be kept under review as we further assess how the new system is working.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Levy.
If you are a member of the CITB there are additional grants available to contribute to the costs of training an apprentice. These grants can add up to £7,000 over three years, a list of the eligible trades can be found on the CITB website.
