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<p>We are pleased that employers are choosing to move to our new, higher quality apprenticeship
offer to make a sustainable investment in the skills that they need to grow. Employers
are designing higher level apprenticeships that take longer and require more off-the-job
training and, while this is something to be welcomed, we are conscious of the challenges
it presents.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019-20, funding available for investment in apprenticeships
in England will be over £2.5 billion, this is double what was spent in 2010-11. The
apprenticeship budget is set in advance by Her Majesty’s Treasury for the current
spending review period. Currently, we expect to be within budget in the 2018-19 and
2019-20 financial years. We continue to monitor the trend of increasing spending on
apprenticeships and to make use of our engagement with employers in addition to all
available data from the programme to inform forecasts of demand and future costs.</p><p>
</p><p>The level of funding for the programme beyond 2020 will be determined by the
forthcoming Spending Review announced by my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, in his Spring Statement.</p><p><em><br> </em></p>
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