apprenticeship training providers (RoATP).The list is available at: We urge locally maintained and voluntary controlled schools not to enter into any agreements with training providers who may contact you directly, as this could result in you being unable to draw down the levy. This does not mean that you cannot use your normal supplier if they are on the register, but you need to come via NYCC to ensure that process is followed and the provider properly procured via the DAS system to enable levy monies to be drawn down. Do Foundation and All schools whether they pay the levy or not will need to use Voluntary Aided the Education and Skills Funding Agency list of approved Schools, providers rather than making their own arrangements. Academies and Multi Academy Levy payers will need to use their own procurement rules to Trusts have to use commission approved providers for the apprenticeships approved they want to run. providers? What is the latest The new Teaching Assistant standard will not be ready for position on delivery this September but we expect it to be available development of the from late 2017. new apprenticeship standard for In the meantime the frameworks for Supporting Teaching Teaching and Learning in Schools at Level 2 and Level 3 remain Assistants? available and are unlikely to be switched off until the new Teaching Assistant standard is established. I understand that Public Bodies have an Apprenticeship Levy Allowance of each organisation £15,000 each year, which reduces the amount of gets an initial grant Apprenticeship levy we have to pay by £15,000 across the of £15,000. Will year. this be shared out between the Although this allowance may be allocated between all schools? NYCC’s PAYE schemes, NYCC does not currently intend to share the allowance proportionately with schools. This is because the amounts involved would be too small once divided out and exceeded by administration costs. The County Council is investing money to run the scheme effectively. How do I calculate If the apprentice works fewer than 30 hours a week, the how long an provider must extend the minimum duration of the apprenticeship will apprenticeship (pro rata) to take account of this. last in cases where the apprentice This will also apply to any temporary period of part time works less than 30 working (or indeed, where term time only contracts average hours a week? out at fewer than 30 hours a week).
apprenticeship training providers (RoATP).The list is available at: We urge locally maintained and voluntary controlled schools not to enter into any agreements with training providers who may contact you directly, as this could result in you being unable to draw down the levy. This does not mean that you cannot use your normal supplier if they are on the register, but you need to come via NYCC to ensure that process is followed and the provider properly procured via the DAS system to enable levy monies to be drawn down. Do Foundation and Voluntary Aided Schools, Academies and Multi Academy Trusts have to use approved providers? All schools whether they pay the levy or not will need to use the Education and Skills Funding Agency list of approved providers rather than making their own arrangements. Levy payers will need to use their own procurement rules to commission approved providers for the apprenticeships they want to run. What is the latest position on development of the new apprenticeship standard for Teaching Assistants? The new Teaching Assistant standard will not be ready for delivery this September but we expect it to be available from late 2017. In the meantime the frameworks for Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools at Level 2 and Level 3 remain available and are unlikely to be switched off until the new Teaching Assistant standard is established. I understand that each organisation gets an initial grant of £15,000. Will this be shared out between the schools? Public Bodies have an Apprenticeship Levy Allowance of £15,000 each year, which reduces the amount of Apprenticeship levy we have to pay by £15,000 across the year. Although this allowance may be allocated between all NYCC’s PAYE schemes, NYCC does not currently intend to share the allowance proportionately with schools. This is because the amounts involved would be too small once divided out and exceeded by administration costs. The County Council is investing money to run the scheme effectively. How do I calculate how long an apprenticeship will last in cases where the apprentice works less than 30 hours a week? If the apprentice works fewer than 30 hours a week, the provider must extend the minimum duration of the apprenticeship (pro rata) to take account of this. This will also apply to any temporary period of part time working (or indeed, where term time only contracts average out at fewer than 30 hours a week).
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