Babington and BT Group Apprenticeship Fund
Introducing Babington’s partnership with BT Group, empowering businesses, charities and public sector organisations to unlock access to BT’s £4 million Apprenticeship Fund
What is the Apprenticeship Fund?
BT Group, partnering with Babington, is making available up to £4 million from its apprenticeship levy funds to help SMEs, charities and the public sector train new apprentices or up to upskill their existing workforce. The Apprenticeship Fund is designed to financially support the apprenticeship training contributions that, as an employer, you may be required to make towards the cost of an apprenticeship. Currently, this is 5% of the maximum funding band applicable to the programme for apprentices that are aged 22 and over.
How the Apprenticeship Fund can benefit your business
Apprenticeships are a valuable way to strengthen your business, you can develop new skills, invest in your employees and upskill your workforce to be more effective and efficient. By working with Babington, you can be assured that they will identify the right training provider for your needs and ensure that the apprenticeship aligns to your business objectives. Through their network of trusted, high-quality training providers, they can secure you with the funding required for your apprenticeship programme and ensure that your apprentices add genuine value to your business.
How it works:
Eligibility: If you require funding support towards the cost of your apprenticeship programme, they can look to support your needs through the Apprenticeship Fund initiative. If your apprentices are below the age of 22, they can support you directly through Babington.
Application: You can register your interest as an organisation through the BT Apprenticeship Fund website (register here) and your application will be reviewed, if successful, you will be provided with access to funded apprenticeship training within 20 days, subject to meeting the funding criteria.
Tailored training: Once successful, they’ll work with their network of providers to match you with the right provider to deliver your needs.
Access the helpful overview leaflet here.