IfA Announce Apprenticeship Funding Results
“The Secretary of State has approved our funding band recommendations for a further 17 standards following review, which have now been updated.” said a spokesperson for the Institute for Apprenticeships.
“Our priority throughout has been to ensure standards have the appropriate funding band to support high quality delivery and provide value for money for employers and the taxpayer, whilst ensuring consistency in the way older and newer standards are funded.
“Throughout the process, we have worked collaboratively with trailblazers to ensure the review was carried out in an open way and have worked hard to resolve any concerns about changes to funding levels.”
The Institute is reviewing the funding bands for apprenticeships to ensure they are consistent with funding bands assigned more recently; are based on the most up-to-date information we have available; and allow as many employers as possible to access high quality apprenticeships.
This follows the introduction earlier this year of a new process for determining funding bands, and an increase in the number of funding bands from 15 to 30.
These changes resulted in a difference between how older and newer standards were allocated funding bands, which is why the review was needed.
The review aims to identify the most appropriate funding band to support high-quality delivery; provide value for money for employers and taxpayers; and ensure consistency in the way older and newer standards are funded.
The Institute expects the review to be completed by Summer 2019.
We began reviewing the funding bands for 31 existing apprenticeship standards in May 2018. In December 2018 we announced a further 30 standards that will be reviewed at the request of the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills.
The Secretary of State initially approved our reviewed funding band recommendations for 12 of the 31 and the outcomes were announced in October.
A further 17 reviewed funding band recommendations have now been approved and officially announced.
The full table of results is set out below:
|
Reference Number |
Standard Name |
Pre-Review Funding Band |
Reviewed funding band |
Implementation date |
|
ST0331 |
Chartered Surveyor (Degree) |
£27,000 |
Band 30 (£27,000) |
No change |
|
ST0457 |
Engineering Technician* |
£27,000 |
Band 29 (£26,000) |
4 March 2019 |
|
ST0154 |
Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician* |
£27,000 |
Band 29 (£26,000) |
4 March 2019 |
|
ST0156 |
Power Network Craftsperson* |
£27,000 |
Band 29 (£26,000) |
4 March 2019 |
|
ST0318 |
Rail Engineering technician |
£27,000 |
Band 27 (£24,000) |
1 January 2019 |
|
ST0272 |
Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship* |
£27,000 |
Band 25 (£22,000) |
4 March 2019 |
|
ST0116 |
Software Developer* |
£18,000 |
Band 21 (£18,000) |
No change |
|
ST0152 |
Installation/Maintenance Electrician* |
£18,000 |
Band 21 (£18,000) |
No change |
|
ST0127 |
Network Engineer* |
£18,000 |
Band 20 (£17,000) |
4 March 2019 |
|
ST0055 |
Bespoke Tailor and Cutter |
£15,000 |
Band 18 (£15,000) |
No change |
|
ST0125 |
Infrastructure Technician* |
£15,000 |
Band 18 (£15,000) |
No change |
|
ST0215 |
Healthcare Assistant Practitioner |
£12,000 |
Band 15 (£12,000) |
No change |
|
ST0122 |
Digital Marketer* |
£12,000 |
Band 14 (£11,000) |
4 March 2019 |
|
ST0158 |
Dual Fuel Smart Meter Installer |
£12,000 |
Band 13 (£10,000) |
1 January 2019 |
|
ST0002 |
Assistant Accountant |
£9,000 |
Band 11 (£8,000) |
1 January 2019 |
|
ST0245 |
Paralegal* |
£9,000 |
Band 11 (£8,000) |
4 March 2019 |
|
ST0003 |
Professional Accounting Taxation Technician* |
£9,000 |
Band 11 (£8,000) |
4 March 2019 |
|
ST0228 |
Commis Chef* |
£9,000 |
Band 11 (£8,000) |
4 March 2019 |
|
ST0213 |
Hair Professional |
£9,000 |
Band 10 (£7,000) |
1 January 2019 |
|
ST0240 |
Insurance Practitioner |
£9,000 |
Band 10 (£7,000) |
1 January 2019 |
|
ST0385 |
Operations/Departmental Manager* |
£9,000 |
Band 10 (£7,000) |
4 March 2019 |
|
ST0113 |
Dental Nurse |
£9,000 |
Band 9 (£6,000) |
1 January 2019 |
|
ST0310 |
Associate Project Manager* |
£9,000 |
Band 9 (£6,000) |
4 March 2019 |
|
ST0038 |
Aviation Ground Specialist |
£3,000 |
Band 9 (£6,000) |
6 October 2018 |
|
ST0217 |
Senior Healthcare Support Worker |
£3,000 |
Band 8 (£5,000) |
6 October 2018 |
|
ST0384 |
Team Leader/Supervisor* |
£5,000 |
Band 7 (£4,500) |
4 March 2019 |
|
ST0327 |
Retailer* |
£5,000 |
Band 6 (£4,000) |
4 March 2019 |
|
ST0233 |
Hospitality Team Member* |
£5,000 |
Band 6 (£4,000) |
4 March 2019 |
|
ST0072 |
Customer Service Practitioner |
£4,000 |
Band 5 (£3,500) |
1 January 2019 |
|
ST0119 |
Digital and Technology Solutions Professional |
£27,000 |
TBC |
|
|
ST0033 |
Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician (Light Vehicle) |
£18,000 |
TBC |
* funding bands approved by the Secretary of State for Education in late November 2018.
Standards under review from December 2018
|
ST Code |
Standard |
Level |
Route |
Current Funding |
|
ST0005 |
Adult Care Worker |
2 |
Care Services |
£3,000 |
|
ST0006 |
Lead Adult Care Worker |
3 |
Care Services |
£3,000 |
|
ST0216 |
Healthcare Support Worker |
2 |
Health and Science |
£3,000 |
|
ST0259 |
Supply Chain Warehouse Operative |
2 |
Transport and Logistics |
£3,000 |
|
ST0314 |
Public Service Operational Delivery Officer |
3 |
Business and Administration |
£3,000 |
|
ST0178 |
Financial Services Customer Adviser |
2 |
Legal, Finance and Accounting |
£4,000 |
|
ST0039 |
Aviation Operations Manager |
4 |
Transport and logistics |
£5,000 |
|
ST0179 |
Investment Operations Administrator |
2 |
Legal, Finance and Accounting |
£5,000 |
|
ST0230 |
Hospitality Supervisor |
3 |
Catering and Hospitality |
£5,000 |
|
ST0232 |
Senior Production Chef |
3 |
Catering and Hospitality |
£5,000 |
|
ST0239 |
HR Support |
3 |
Business and Administration |
£5,000 |
|
ST0257 |
Large Goods Vehicle Driver |
2 |
Transport and Logistics |
£5,000 |
|
ST0326 |
Retail Team Leader |
3 |
Sales, Marketing and Procurement |
£5,000 |
|
ST0325 |
Retail Manager |
4 |
Sales, Marketing and Procurement |
£6,000 |
|
ST0052 |
Highway Electrician / Service Operative |
3 |
Construction |
£9,000 |
|
ST0078 |
Butcher |
2 |
Sales, marketing and procurement |
£9,000 |
|
ST0185 |
Senior Financial Services Customer Adviser |
3 |
Legal, Finance and Accounting |
£9,000 |
|
ST0227 |
Chef De Partie |
3 |
Catering and Hospitality |
£9,000 |
|
ST0234 |
Housing/Property Management |
3 |
Construction |
£9,000 |
|
ST0238 |
HR Consultant / Partner |
5 |
Business and Administration |
£9,000 |
|
ST0340 |
Travel Consultant |
3 |
Sales, marketing and procurement |
£9,000 |
|
ST0115 |
IT Technical Salesperson |
3 |
Sales, marketing and procurement |
£12,000 |
|
ST0160 |
Water Process Technician |
3 |
Engineering and Manufacturing |
£12,000 |
|
ST0317 |
Rail Engineering Operative |
2 |
Engineering and Manufacturing |
£12,000 |
|
ST0287 |
Associate Ambulance Practitioner |
4 |
Health and Science |
£15,000 |
|
ST0067 |
Bus and Coach Engineering Technician |
3 |
Engineering and Manufacturing |
£18,000 |
|
ST0068 |
Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician |
3 |
Engineering and Manufacturing |
£18,000 |
|
ST0189 |
Fire Emergency and Security Systems Technician |
3 |
Construction |
£18,000 |
|
ST0155 |
Gas Engineering |
3 |
Construction |
£27,000 |
|
ST0164 |
Engineering Design and Draughtsperson |
3 |
Engineering and Manufacturing |
£27,000 |
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