Apprenticeships & Qualifications
Apprenticeship Levy Share
Make apprenticeship funding go further.
Apprenticeship funding can help organisations develop their people, build workforce capability and invest in future skills.
If you're looking for funding to support apprenticeship training, or you're a levy-paying employer with funds available to share, Aspire Training Solutions can help you understand your options and take the next step.
Which best describes your organisation?
We're a non-levy-paying employer looking to develop new or existing employees through apprenticeships.
We pay the Apprenticeship Levy and want to use available funds to support apprenticeship training in other organisations.
I want to access apprenticeship funding
Develop your people with funded apprenticeship training
Want to invest in your workforce without apprenticeship training costs becoming a barrier?
If you don't pay the Apprenticeship Levy, government funding or a levy transfer could help cover eligible apprenticeship training and assessment costs. This could help you develop an existing employee or recruit and develop someone new, depending on your workforce needs.
Fully funded apprenticeships for eligible 16–24-year-olds
For apprenticeships starting from 1 August 2026, the government funds 100% of eligible apprenticeship training and assessment costs, up to the relevant funding band maximum, for apprentices aged 16–24 at the start of their apprenticeship training who work for non-levy-paying employers.
For these eligible apprentices, you don't need a levy transfer or need to make the usual employer contribution towards eligible training and assessment costs.
What if your apprentice is aged 25 or over?
For apprentices aged 25 and over, non-levy-paying employers normally contribute 5% towards eligible apprenticeship training and assessment costs, with government funding the remaining eligible costs up to the funding band maximum.
A levy transfer may provide another funding route, depending on your circumstances.
What could apprenticeship funding help you do?
Apprenticeships can provide an opportunity to:
Develop the skills of existing employees
Recruit and develop new talent
Build skills your organisation needs
Strengthen workforce capability
Support professional development
Reduce the financial barrier to apprenticeship training
Which funding route applies to you?
You don't need to work it out alone.Tell us about your organisation, the people you want to develop and the skills you're looking to build. Our team can help you explore suitable apprenticeships and understand the available funding options.
Do you have Apprenticeship Levy funds available that your organisation isn't using?
Levy-paying employers can transfer up to 50% of their annual transfer allowance to other employers to support eligible apprenticeship training and assessment costs.That allows you to extend the impact of your apprenticeship funding beyond your own workforce.
You can choose which employers you want to support and focus your transfers around particular sectors, skills or locations.
Why share your levy?
Transferring available levy funds can help your organisation:
Where could your levy make a difference?
You might choose to support organisations within your: Community
Help local employers invest in skills and workforce development. Sector
Support the development of skills and talent relevant to your industry. Supply chain
Help organisations you work with develop their people through apprenticeships.
Ready to put your levy funds to work?
Tell us about the funding you have available and what you'd like it to support.
Aspire can help you understand the process and explore how your levy could support apprenticeship development in other organisations.
What is Apprenticeship Levy Share?
Apprenticeship Levy Share brings together employers with available levy funds and organisations that can use apprenticeship funding to develop their workforce.
A levy-paying employer transfers funding through the Apprenticeship Service. The receiving employer can then use those funds towards eligible apprenticeship training and assessment costs, up to the maximum of the relevant funding band.
Aspire Training Solutions can support employers through the process, from exploring apprenticeship and funding options through to supporting the apprentice during their programme.
How Levy Share works
1. Tell us what you're looking for
You may have levy funding you'd like to share, or you may be looking for funding to develop someone in your organisation.Start by talking to Aspire about what you want to achieve.
2. Explore the opportunity
We help the receiving employer identify a suitable apprenticeship and apprentice, and support both organisations in understanding the next steps.
3. Arrange the funding
Where a levy transfer is being used, the transfer is arranged through the Apprenticeship Service in line with the relevant funding requirements.
4. Start the apprenticeship
Once the funding and apprenticeship arrangements are in place, the apprentice can begin their programme.
5. Develop with Aspire Training Solutions
We support the employer and apprentice throughout the apprenticeship with training, progress reviews and ongoing support.
Two routes. One conversation to get started.
Whether you want to access apprenticeship funding or share available levy funds, we'll help you understand what comes next.
I want to access funding
Tell us about your workforce and the skills you want to develop.
I want to share my levy
Tell us about the funding you have available and what you'd like to support
Prefer to talk?
Book a meeting with Lilly to discuss your organisation and your options.
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