Sources of funding for companies interested in grants for apprentices, training courses etc.
Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers: open for applications
From April 2017, if you wish to deliver apprenticeship training to your own staff, or to apprentices from other businesses, you will need to be on the Register for Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP). This is a new register administered by the Skills Funding Agency as part of the Apprenticeship Levy programme. The RoATP is now open and will close on 25th November 2016. Details are available here:
EXTERNAL LINK: Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers - open for applications
National Minimum Wage increase
On 1st October 2016 the National Minimum Wage for employees under 25 increased. Details can be found here: