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Ray Davies commented,
Does the principal of the company want to be an appr...
Does the principal of the company want to be an apprentice ? if so no you can't do this. But their staff can be. I think the term Sole Trader is not the right term here. A sole trader is someone wh...

Ray Davies commented,
Yes, we still have a service agreement with employer...
Yes, we still have a service agreement with employers. We include it in our multi multi tabbed Excel Training Plan (AKA commitment statement)

Ray Davies commented,
Hi, no the SME does not have to pay the 5%. It is tr...
Hi, no the SME does not have to pay the 5%. It is treated as a levy payment.

Ray Davies commented,
Not as such, this link is to a doc that lists the eq...
Not as such, this link is to a doc that lists the equivalency. Ultimately it is up to the EPAO as to what they are willing to accept https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/syst...

Ray Davies commented,
I think this is a unit within a larger GNVQ qualific...
I think this is a unit within a larger GNVQ qualification. I don't think it would exempt the learner as it would not have been externally examined. If the learner is doing a standard then it would ...

Ray Davies commented,
Yes the incentive is payable for the second time. No...
Yes the incentive is payable for the second time. Note this doesn't apply to care leaver bursaries.

Ray Davies commented,
You do a revised TNP1 and TNP 2 showing the revised ...
You do a revised TNP1 and TNP 2 showing the revised training cost (did it originally include the EPA?) and the EPA cost. If you need to collect the EPA cost from a revised AS entry then the origina...

Ray Davies commented,
Yes I believe an SME with a 16-18 year old can be fu...
Yes I believe an SME with a 16-18 year old can be funded by a levy transfer. The levy transfer and the 5% waiver are completely different mechanisms

Ray Davies commented,
No I don't believe you would do, we certainly don't
No I don't believe you would do, we certainly don't
Ray Davies commented,
Only limited companies have register at Companies Ho...
Only limited companies have register at Companies House, we certainly do not expect our employers to appear there, if we did we would not have many construction apprentices ! To get an AS account t...