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- Apprenticeship Levy paying employers are being encouraged to sign up and register for the Apprenticeship service ahead of the launch of the Apprenticeship Levy in April 2017. The new service is an online digital system which has been set up to support the Apprenticeship Levy. More information and registration
- A video has been released on the SFA Digital Blog to show how the new Apprenticeship Service will work following feedback from employers. See the latest video here.
The Digital Apprenticeship Service (DAS) have invited a small selection of employers to register on the new apprenticeship service over the coming weeks.
They are phasing the registration so that they can continue testing and improving the service, before inviting all levy-paying employers to register by the end of February.
In the meantime, there are a few things you can do in advance so that you're ready to register. To register, you will need:
- Government Gateway login details for the PAYE schemes you want to include in your account
- details for each organisation that will be making an agreement with a training provider for apprenticeship training, including the Companies House or charity number (if you have one)
Government Gateway is the online service that your payroll or finance department use to submit tax returns. If you don’t have your Government Gateway login details, you may need to ask someone from your payroll or finance department to help you set up the account, or to set it up on your behalf.
If you are registering on behalf of multiple connected companies or charities, you need to think about:
- the structure of your organisations and PAYE schemes
- how you are going to spend your funds
You’ll need to register every organisation that will make an agreement with a training provider for apprenticeship training.
When registration is open to all employers, DAS will share details on the SFA Digital blog.