1. Sole Trader

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...

1. Sole Trader

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...

1. Apprenticeship Employer Service Agreement

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

1. Levy transfer and contibutions

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

1. GCSE and Equivalents

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...

1. Level 3 Application of Number

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 ...

1. 16-18 Incentives

Yes the incentive is payable for the second time. Note this doesn't apply to care leaver bursaries.

1. Apprenticeship Service Funding - EPA Added Later

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...

1. Levy Transfer - Small Employer 16-18

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

1. Assessment on Functional Skills for Level 2 Apprenti...

No I don't believe you would do, we certainly don't