The Apprenticeship Levy
Supports vocational training
Boosts productivity
Funds apprenticeships
Empower the future through Apprenticeship Levy Gifting
Make an impact beyond your business
As a large employer, your Apprenticeship Levy builds workforce skills—but unspent funds can do even more. By gifting them, you empower small businesses, charities, and communities to grow talent and create opportunities they couldn’t access otherwise.
Avoid Waste
Unused levy funds expire in 24 months, returning to HM Treasury. Gifting them keeps the money in your community, creating real opportunities and lasting impact
Strengthen Your Community
Support small businesses and charities by funding apprenticeships that help them grow, thrive, and deliver more value locally
Boost Your Reputation
Show your commitment to giving back. Gifting levy funds highlights your leadership in corporate responsibility and strengthens your brand with employees, clients, and stakeholders
Shape Your Industry
Invest in the future by supporting apprenticeships within your sector. Skilled talent drives innovation and ensures long-term competitiveness.
"Apprenticeship programmes help people to access new careers they may have never considered whilst building skills for the future, helping both people and industry. We are delighted that this funding will be redirected, through the LTE Group, to SME employers across Greater Manchester in the Health, Social Care and Childcare and Education sectors."
NatWest
How Gifting Works
Supporting organisations in your local communities is more straightforward than you think
- Select who to support: Choose local businesses, charities, or sectors aligned with your values
- Allocate your funds: Transfer up to 25% of your annual levy to eligible employers
- Track the impact: Watch as your gifted funds transform lives and support economic growth.
Our team can guide you through the process to ensure your contribution creates maximum value.
Understanding how the apprenticeship Levy works
Unlocking opportunities through effective levy utilisation.
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0.5%
of your payroll goes to the HMRC towards the levy.
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25%
of your levy funds can also be transferred or ‘gifted’, to support smaller, non-levy organisations.
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£15k
allowance to offset against your levy.
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24 Months
time limit to spend your levy before it's returned to HMRC.
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12 Months
minimum duration of apprenticeship training.
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£6.40
minimum hourly wage for apprentices.
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30 hours
minimum weekly working hours for apprentices.
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£1000
grant per 16-18yr old apprentice.
The benefits of Levy Gifting
Optimise the use of your funds
Strengthen industry relationships
Demonstrate your commitment to ESG
Make an impact on the local economy
Support your CSR goals
Promote your commitment to sector skills
Let’s discuss the Apprenticeship Levy
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Success with Total People
94%
EPA pass rate
87%
Learner satisfaction
87%
Increased job satisfaction
"We have levy funds that are not being used so we are really excited to be able to support small businesses to develop their capability with our pledge of £100,000 in the HR, Coaching and Mentoring sector."
Skipton Building Society
How Levy Gifting supports apprenticeships
Empowering futures: how Levy Gifting supports apprenticeships at G4S.
We interviewed Tony Summers, Head of Learning Capability and People Development at G4S to find out more about how ‘levy gifting’ works to help fund apprentices.
Unlocking the benefits of the Apprenticeship Levy
Unlocking potential: how the apprenticeship levy benefits employers and trains employees for free.
Judy Boyce, Director of Excellence and Improvement at Schools Improvement Liverpool, spoke to us about the benefits of the Apprenticeship Levy for employers and how it has helped train employees.
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