David Sampson, Head, standards development team, BIS/DfE Apprenticeships Directorate, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

1. CIMSPA Conference – February 2016
The Apprenticeship Revolution:
A new era for the Sport and Physical Activity
Sector?
David Sampson
Head, Standards Development Team
BIS / DfE Apprenticeships Directorate

2. Contents
 The benefits of apprenticeships
 Our commitment to reform
 Trailblazers
 Funding
 Helping employers to offer apprenticeships
 How to get involved
 Questions?

3. The Benefits of Apprenticeships
• Higher qualifications lead to improved employment prospects, productivity
and wages for apprentices.
• Apprenticeships also offer excellent returns to employers and the taxpayer. See
the employer perspective here: https://youtu.be/zXh40e9Ba_g

4. Our Commitment to Reform
• Boosting our nation’s productivity to maintain and consolidate our economic
recovery.
• Raising skill levels through apprenticeships – reaching 3 million starts in 2020.
That is equivalent to more than one apprentice
every minute over the next five years
• Improving the quality of apprenticeships by:
 enabling employers to develop the apprenticeships that fully meet their
business needs via Trailblazers.
 Focusing new apprenticeships on rigorous end‐point assessments.
 Giving employers more control of the funding.

5. Trailblazers

6. Trailblazers
• Around 150 Trailblazers currently developing over
350 standards
• Each Trailblazer is supported by a BIS/DfE/SFA
Relationship Manager.
• Sport & Physical Activity Trailblazer has had two
standards approved so far:
 Level 3 Personal Trainer
 Level 3 Leisure Duty Manager
• …and has bid to develop two more covering:
 Fitness Instructor
 Leisure Recreation Assistant
• All starts to be on standards by 2020

7. Apprenticeship Funding: Trailblazer funding model
Core Government
Contribution (CGC) Cap ‐
£2 for every £1 from
employer*
Cap 1 Cap 2 Cap 3 Cap 4 Cap 5
£2,000 £3,000 £6,000 £8,000 £18,000
Additional
incentive
payments
Recruiting a
16‐18 year
old £600 £900 £1,800 £2,400 £5,400
For a small
business
(<50)
£500 £500 £900 £1,200 £2,700
For
successful
completion
£500 £500 £900 £1,200 £2,700
Maximum total
Government contribution £3,600 £4,900 £9,600 £12,800 £28,800
*additional £13k cap to be introduced for AY16/17 from 1/8/16

8. Apprenticeships Levy
• The Government is introducing a levy on employers in April 2017 to fund
apprenticeships.
• This will be 0.5% of pay bills in excess of £3m (2% of UK employers) , collected
through PAYE.
• Employers who pay the levy and are
committed to apprenticeship training will
be able to get out more than they pay in
through a top up to their digital account.
• Guidance will be provided in Spring 2016.

9. Apprenticeship Levy: worked levy examples:
Example 1
• Employer of 250 employees, each
with a gross salary of £20,000.
• Pay bill: 250 x £20,000 =
£5,000,000
• Levy sum: 0.5% x £5,000,000 =
£25,000
• Allowance: £25,000 ‐ £15,000 =
£10,000 annual levy payment
Example 2
• Employer of 100 employees, each
with a gross salary of £20,000.
• Pay bill: 100 x £20,000 =
£2,000,000
• Levy sum: 0.5% x £2,000,000 =
£10,000
• Allowance: £10,000 ‐ £15,000 = £0
annual levy payment

10. Helping Employers to Offer Apprenticeships
• Employers design apprenticeship standards so
that they meet the needs of their industry.
• Find an Apprenticeship offers a free online
recruitment tool.
• The National Apprenticeship Service provides
account management for large employers and an
online and telephone helpline for small businesses.
• The new Digital Apprenticeship Service will
provide a new simple online portal for employers.
• The Apprenticeship Grant for Employers currently
provides £1,500 for up to the first five
(framework‐based) apprentices in small
businesses.

11. How to Get Involved
If you want to advertise an apprenticeship or find out about apprenticeships in your
area you can visit https://www.gov.uk/apply‐apprenticeship + see latest guidance
for Trailblazers at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future‐of‐
apprenticeships‐in‐england‐guidance‐for‐trailblazers

12. CIMSPA Conference – February 2016
Any Questions?