Apprenticeship Grant for Employers of 16 to 24 year olds

You can get help from the government to pay for apprenticeship training.

You might be able to get additional funding depending on the apprentice you hire.

The amount you get depends on whether you pay the apprenticeship levy or not. You pay the levy if you're an employer with a pay bill over £3 million each year.

If you do not need to pay the levy

You pay 5% towards the cost of training and assessing your apprentice.

You need to:

• agree a payment schedule with the training provider
• pay them directly for the training

The government will pay the rest (95%) up to the funding band maximum. They'll pay it directly to the training provider.

Help to pay for other costs

You can get £1,000 to support your apprentice in the workplace if, at the start of their apprenticeship training, they are one of the following:

• 16 to 18 years old (or 15 years old if the apprentice's 16th birthday is between the last Friday of June and 31 August)
• 19 to 24 years old with an education, health and care (EHC) plan 
• 19 to 24 years old and have been in care

The training provider will pay you once they've confirmed that the apprentice is eligible. You'll be paid in 2 instalments of £500.

If you're providing a foundation apprenticeship

You may be able to get up to £2,000 to support your apprentice if they're doing a foundation apprenticeship and they're one of the following:

• 16 to 21 years old
• 22 to 24 years old with an education, health and care (EHC) plan
• 22 to 24 years old and have been in care 
• 22 to 24 years old and are in prison or leaving prison

Foundation apprenticeships cover the following areas:

• construction and the built environment
• engineering and manufacturing
• health and social care
• digital

The training provider will pay you once they've confirmed that an apprentice is eligible. This will be paid in 3 instalments.

You must set up an apprenticeship service account.