LEP Apprenticeship Grant for Employers

Applications for the LEP Apprenticeship Grant for Employers closed on Friday 29 November 2019.

The below information is for businesses who have already been successful in receiving a grant. 

Grant eligibility criteria:

• Businesses with 249 or fewer employees within local authority areas of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield and York
• Have never offered apprenticeships before
• Are offering new employment as an apprenticeship opportunity to 19-24 year-olds with associated apprenticeship training via a training provider approved by the Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)
• The apprentices must be following a recognised Apprenticeship Standard or Framework
• Are paying the national minimum wage for the age of the apprentice from day one of their apprenticeship training (above the apprenticeship wage of £3.90). This equates to £6.15 per hour for 18-20 year olds, £7.70 per hour for 21 – 24 year olds.

An additional top up grant of £500 was on offer if:

• The Apprenticeship is at level 4 or above, as defined by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).

Further information

For more information about the grant, download the documents below:

• Information for businesses
• FAQs for businesses 
• Information for training providers
• FAQs for training providers

For support and free impartial advice with employing apprentices, contact the Growth Service on 0113 348 1818 or email businessgrowth@the-lep.com. 

Alternatively read our Employers’ Apprenticeship Toolkit for further detailed information.