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We pay grants for attendance and achievements on approved Apprenticeships in England.
This page provides information on grants for Apprenticeship standards which apply to all apprentice starts from 1 August 2020. Grant information for Apprenticeship frameworks for apprentices who started before 1 August 2020 can be found here.
The grant for Apprenticeships covers:
You must use an approved Apprenticeship provider that is on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers.
Attendance grant is payable up to the apprentice’s last date in learning or the typical duration of the standard, whichever is earlier.
You can apply for grants for directly employed individuals only.
See which courses are eligible for grant.
If you do not see an Apprenticeship in the current list of those eligible for grant, you can complete an online form to suggest it for consideration.
The design and delivery of Apprenticeship standards are governed by the Institute for Apprenticeships
You can apply if you’re levy-registered with CITB and up to date with your levy returns. You also need to meet our general Grants Scheme terms and conditions.
If we are your Apprenticeship provider, your dedicated Apprenticeship Officer will help you complete your application paperwork correctly. As long as we receive the correct paperwork within 20 weeks of the start of the Apprenticeship, we will begin making your grant payments, backdated to this start date.
Your attendance grant will be paid automatically every 13 weeks.
If we are not your Apprenticeship provider, you’ll need to complete an application form.
Download and save the Apprenticeship grant application form and ensure you complete all sections. This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.
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You must provide evidence from your college or training provider that your apprentice is registered onto an approved Apprenticeship programme.
This evidence must be a government DAS report, or from the college or training provider on either their headed paper or by their email address and it must contain the following information.
Send your completed application form and supporting evidence to: customer.servicesYNET@citb.co.uk
As long as we receive the correct paperwork within 20 weeks of the start of the Apprenticeship, we will begin making your grant payments, backdated to this start date.
We will send you an application form or email notification every 13 weeks to confirm that your apprentice is still in training and employment. You must make the confirmation within 3 months of the issue date to continue to receive payments.
If your apprentice leaves your employment you must notify us and we will pay attendance grant up to the date your apprentice left.
If you don't submit your application within 20 weeks of the start date of the Apprenticeship, we will only make attendance grant payments backdated to the date on which we receive your paperwork.
You may receive an application form or email notification to authorise achievement grant when your apprentice successfully completes an Apprenticeship standard.
You should authorise the grant within 3 months of its issue to receive the achievement grant.
If you don’t receive an application form or email notification within 1 month of the achievement date, complete the correct form below.
Rates are fixed for the duration of the Apprenticeship as given in the Grants Scheme year the Apprenticeship starts, even if they change in later Grants Scheme years, or if the apprentice changes employer.
Attendance grant is payable up to the apprentice’s last date in learning or the typical duration of the standard, whichever is earlier.
The attendance grant rate for starts from 1 April 2020 is £2,500 per year.
The achievement grant is £3,500 on successful completion of the Apprenticeship.
If an apprentice changes employer during their Apprenticeship, attendance and achievement grants will be paid pro-rata according to the proportion of the total training package completed with each employer.
For apprentices who started their training and registered for grant support before the start of the 2019/2020 Grants Scheme year (1 April 2019), these payments will remain at the previous rate of 1st year attendance £1,965, 2nd year attendance £1,660 and 3rd year attendance £1,125.
Employers who qualified for supplementary grant prior to April 2018 will receive this on attendance payments only, for apprentices who started before 1 April 2018.