Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department undertook an impact assessment of its recently approved reductions in funding bands for management apprenticeships.

The Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) leads on the process of reviewing funding bands for existing standards and on consultation with the business community. The review announced in May 2018 included the Chartered Manager Degree apprenticeship, the Operations/Departmental Manager apprenticeship and the Team Leader/Supervisor apprenticeship.

The IfA worked with employer trailblazer groups throughout the review process and discussed the management apprenticeship standards directly with business stakeholders. In addition, the department undertook its own analysis on the market impact to ensure that employers can continue to access high quality apprenticeships, and that funding bands represent good value for money for employers and government.