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<p>We have engaged thousands of employers and training providers throughout the development
of the apprenticeship funding reforms and continue to do so. This engagement helped
to shape the funding policy proposals for England from May 2017, published on 12 August.</p><p>
</p><p>A survey seeking detailed views from employers and providers closed on 5 September,
and the feedback will inform the final policy, which we aim to publish in October.</p><p>
</p><p>We expect that the introduction of the levy will mean that many more employers
will offer many more apprenticeships opportunities to people of all ages and backgrounds
than they would have otherwise done. Employers will have an incentive to employ apprentices
to maximise the use of their levy funds and they will have control over funding for
apprenticeships training. The generous co-investment rate will help them if they want
to take on more apprentices than covered by their levy funds.</p>
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