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Apprentices

Asked by Jo WhiteLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 6 December 2024UIN 16819

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many employers who (a) pay and (b) do not pay the apprenticeship levy started new learners on apprenticeship programmes in the 2023-24 financial year.

Answered by Janet Daby

The below table shows the number of apprenticeship service employers accounts with apprenticeship starts in the 2023/24 academic year.

Employer Type

2023/24

Levy

13,157

Non-levy

57,017

Total

70,174

The figures are for the number of employer accounts instead of employers. An employer may have more than one apprenticeship service employer account.

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