Apprenticeship Care Leavers Bursary

Overview
Find out about financial support for apprentices who have been in local authority care, and payments to their training providers and employers.

Understand how to fulfil training provider responsibilities as set out in the funding rules, resolve uncertainties about eligibility and the claiming process.

Objectives
This webinar will help delegates to:

– Understand care leaver participation in apprenticeships and the scale of bursary underclaiming;
– Understand eligibility for the apprenticeships care leavers’ bursary;
– Fulfill training providers’ responsibilities and role in facilitating bursary payments from DfE/ESFA and to the apprentice;
– Claim additional payments for training providers and employers.

Webinar Chair: Cheryl Swales, Head of Strategic Projects, AELP

Facilitator: Paul Russell, Policy Advisor, Department for Education

Guest Speakers: Jim Thomas, Finance & Fraud Prevention Officer, Gingernut Training and Toni McClelland-Couchman, Digital

FREE for all to attend.

Click here to find out more information or to register.