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<p>Apprenticeship starts at higher levels (including degree-level apprenticeships)
are growing and have increased by a quarter in the first two quarters of the 2017/18
academic year in comparison to this time in 2016/17. Degree level apprenticeships,
specifically, have seen as many starts in the current academic year as the previous
three years combined.</p><p> </p><p>Over 90% of employer PAYE schemes with larger
levy declarations (over £150,000) have registered an account on the apprenticeship
service. This illustrates a high level of engagement amongst levy payers and we are
working with employers to help them plan their future apprenticeship programmes. This
includes account managing over 1,000 of the largest levy-paying employers to help
them shape their own programmes. Account managers have a caseload of approximately
50 to 60 employers, who they meet with face-to-face on a regular basis.</p>
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