More than 250 small and medium-sized employers have already recruited over 10 apprentices since the government scrapped a cap on starts last year.
SMEs were restricted to a maximum of ten apprenticeship starts from 2020 until April 3, 2023.
Ministers finally decided to abolish the cap after consecutive resets amid warnings from FE Week and the Association of Employment and Learning Providers that non-levy paying businesses were being forced to turn apprentices away after hitting the limit.
Skills minister Robert Halfon has now revealed, in answer to a parliamentary question from Grahame Morris MP, that 256 non-levy payers have recruited 11 or more apprentices since the policy change came into force 10 months ago.
