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<p>The apprenticeship levy is collected by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
from employers with a pay bill in excess of £3 million per year. HMRC does not publish
data on levy receipts broken down by sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Education and Skills
Funding Agency does not require levy-paying employers to register a sector when they
set up an online apprenticeship service account to manage their funds. It is therefore
unable to supply information on the sectoral distribution of spending on apprenticeships
in the format requested. From discussions with the sector, we recognise that there
are some challenges faced by the sector in spending available funds due to the nature
of the creative industries’ labour market. We are working closely with them so that
they can benefit from apprenticeships.</p><p>We are also working with the Department
for Digital Culture, Media and Sport on an innovative Film and TV Apprenticeships
pilot which will enable around 25 apprentices to benefit from hands-on experience
on the sets of major films and TV shows.</p><p>Launching later this year, it will
explore a new model for how high-quality apprenticeships can be used to deliver multiple
placements on film and TV productions, as well as addressing skills shortages.</p>
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