Straight answers to the questions you’re actually asking

It’s a fair question, and we’d rather you ask it than ignore it. The Growth & Skills Levy and its funding routes are a real part of UK apprenticeship policy, not something we invented. We’re not a training provider trying to sign you up — we’re an advisory that matches you with accredited providers and walks you through genuine funding routes. If it turns out you’re not eligible, we’ll tell you that too.

No. We don’t deliver training ourselves, and we don’t administer your levy transfer or funding directly. We match you with an accredited training provider who delivers the programme and handles that administration. Our job is the matching and the funding guidance that gets you there.

There isn’t a hidden catch, but there is a straight answer: funding covers the cost of training, administered by your accredited provider — it isn’t costless to everyone involved. Depending on your levy status, you may have no direct cost, or a co-investment of roughly 5%. We’ll tell you exactly what applies to your business before you commit to anything.

This is a real, documented problem in the sector — a Paragon Skills survey found a quarter of HR and L&D managers feel let down by their apprenticeship training provider, and 15% say a provider has lied to them. It’s a big part of why we exist: we only introduce you to accredited providers we’d actually recommend, and we stay close enough after the introduction to know if something isn’t working.

Ask us directly and we’ll tell you. Funding bands, co-investment percentages and provider costs should be clear before you sign anything — if a provider isn’t being upfront about costs, that’s a flag, and we’d rather you hear that from us than find out later.

Honestly — sources disagree, with some citing a phased cap around 10% and others citing up to 50% depending on the scheme. Rather than state a number that might be wrong for your specific case, we’ll confirm the current cap and your real eligibility on a call.

If you’re under 30 staff, don’t have any real skills gaps to address, or you’re looking for training you can start tomorrow with zero process, we’re probably not the right fit — apprenticeship funding routes take a bit of lead time and some paperwork, even with us handling the matching. We’d rather tell you that upfront than waste your time.