University Alliance responds to Education Select Committee report on apprenticeships
…t it’s not going to happen on its own without major reforms”. “The levy is complex, confusing and misunderstood by far too many employers, who don’t know how to access or use it. This is compounded by the bottleneck in apprenticeships being signed off, so the levy surplus is building up in Treasury coffers. The knock-on effect risks providers like universities or colleges backing out of providing programmes, because they can’t cover costs”. “Minis…