Funding available
Apprenticeship Recruitment support
The Welsh Government has launched a £40 million skills and jobs package to help employers like you to take on and train new workers, including apprentices and young people. Apprenticeships continue to play a vital role in delivering the skills employers and the economy need, offering the opportunity to recruit cost effectively and build a skilled workforce.
The apprenticeship incentives, which will run from 1st of August 2020 to 28th of February 2021, will help businesses to recruit apprentices, supporting the development of a workforce that is able to meet changing business needs.
* Incentive payment for employing 16-24 year olds
- £3,000 for each new apprentice recruited aged under 25 where the contract of employment is for at least 30 hours per week.
- £1,500 for each new apprentice recruited aged under 25 where the contract of employment is under 30 hours per week.
* Payments will be limited to a maximum of ten apprentices per employer.
* This incentive applies to apprenticeships delivered at Levels 2-5 only.
* Incentive payment for employing apprentices aged 25 and over
- £2,000 for each new apprentice recruited aged 25 and over where the contract of employment is for at least 30 hours per week.
- £1,000 for each new apprentice recruited aged 25 and over where the contract of employment is under 30 hours per week.
* Payments will be limited to a maximum of ten apprentices per employer
* This incentive applies to apprenticeships delivered at Levels 2-5 only.
* Re-employment of Redundant apprentices
- £2,600 for the re-employment of redundant apprentices to allow them to compete their training, where the contract of employment is at least 30 hours per week.
- £1,300 for the re-employment of redundant apprentices to allow them to complete their training, where the contract of employment is less than 30 hours per week.
* The incentive applies to apprentices made redundant between 23 March 2020 and 28 February 2021.
* The incentive for employing redundant apprentices applies to all redundant apprentices irrespective of age.
* The apprentice must continue to follow the same Apprenticeship Framework Pathway.
* This incentive applies to apprenticeships delivered at Levels 2-5 only.
* Incentive payment for employing Disabled People
- £1,500 for each new apprentice recruited.
* Payments apply to all apprentices identified as disabled irrespective of age.
* Payments can be claimed in addition to the 16-24, 25 and over and redundancy incentives.
* This incentive applies to apprenticeships delivered at Levels 2-5 only.
Exceptions
* Employers recruiting on zero hour contracts are ineligible for the apprenticeship recruitment incentives.
* Shared Apprenticeship models are ineligible for the apprenticeship recruitment incentives.
For further information or any queries, please contact your training provider, a list of which can be found here alternatively if you are new to the Apprenticeship Programme you can contact the National Training Federation Wales on apprenticeshipswales@ntfw.org