Providers and employers will be able to apply for temporary funding uplifts for apprenticeships where costs have “substantially” increased from the end of this month, the Department for Education has announced.
Peter Mucklow, director of apprenticeships at the DfE, revealed the plans at the Association of Employment and Learning Providers’ (AELP) autumn conference in Manchester today. He said the government would provide a short-term boost to apprenticeship standards in the hardest hit sectors while they wait for full funding reviews.
Few details of the support package have been announced so far, with more guidance expected from the Institute for Apprenticeships and technical Education (IfATE) in mid-November.
