Any apprenticeships commenced from 1 May 2017 can be funded using your apprenticeship levy. The levy can only be used to pay for Apprenticeship training and assessment from an approved Training Provider. An approved provider must be on the Register of Approved Training Providers (RoATP) and be subject to Skills Funding Agency (SFA) funding rules, quality arrangements and Ofsted inspections.

The levy cannot be used to pay for salaries, travel or other costs. Levy paying employers will be able to purchase training through the new digital system from the start of May 2017 and the new system will pay Training Providers one month in arrears for training they report as being delivered.