Calderdale Apprenticeships Survey

Have your say

On 1st April 2017 the Apprenticeship Levy came into effect as a way of creating apprenticeship growth and generating funding to pay for apprenticeship training. The introduction of this new reform means that employers with an annual paybill over £3 million must pay into the levy through HMRC. More information here

Calderdale Council and Calderdale College are conducting a survey of employers in the district that pay the Apprenticeship Levy, to find out about any challenges faced since it was introduced and how they could be resolved. This will help us to better understand how we can support businesses of all sizes and sectors so that they can maximise the benefits of the levy.

The survey will be treated anonymously and no names of employees or organisations will be shared in any resulting reports.

We’d like to thank you in advance for taking the time to complete the survey.

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* 1. Your details

Name

Job title

Company name

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* 2. Do you have offices/premises in Calderdale?

Yes

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* 3. Please select your sector

Accommodate and food services

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Arts, entertainment and recreation

Business administration and defence

Construction

Education

Finance and insurance

Health

Information and communication

Manufacturing

Mining, quarrying and utilities

Motor trades

Production

Professional scientific and technical

Property

Retail

Transporting and storage

Wholesale

Wholesale and retail; repair of motor vehicles

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Does your business pay the Apprenticeship Levy?

Yes

I'm not sure

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* 5. Do you offer, or have you previously offered, apprenticeships within Calderdale?

Yes – we recruit annually

Yes – we recruit when a suitable opportunity comes up

We have in the past but have no current Apprentices

No – we have tried unsuccessfully previously

No – we don’t have any suitable roles

No – we have never considered it

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* 6. How many apprentices do you currently employ?

1-4

5-9

10+

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* 7. Does your company deliver its own apprenticeship programme?

Yes

No – we outsource to an external training provider

We don’t offer apprenticeships

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* 8. Has your company accessed Apprenticeship Levy funding?

Yes

No but we plan to

No we don’t intend to

I’m not sure

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* 9. By accessing the Apprenticeship Levy funds do you intend to:

Employ new members of staff

Upskill existing employees

Both employ new members of staff and upskill existing employees

We don’t intend to use it

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* 10. How much do you know about the Apprenticeship Levy?

We know everything we need to know as a business

We have some knowledge of the levy but would welcome more information

We have little knowledge of the levy

We have no knowledge of the levy

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* 11. What has been your main source of support and information around the Apprenticeship Levy?

National Apprenticeship Service / HMRC / government resources

Mainstream media

Online / social media

Calderdale Council

Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership

Chamber of Commerce

Bank / accountant / other financial institution

HR / legal contacts

Training provider / college / education provider

None – I know nothing about it at all

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What effect has the Apprenticeship Levy have on your apprenticeship recruitment?

We have already recruited more apprentices as a result of the levy

We are hoping to recruit apprentices in the future

We are continuing to employ apprentices as usual

We don't plan to employ any apprentices in the near future

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* 13. How much do you know about apprenticeship training available to your business within Calderdale?

We are aware of all the training opportunities available to us

We have some knowledge but would welcome more information

We have little knowledge of training available to us

We have no knowledge of training available to us

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* 14. Would you welcome more information and support around the Apprenticeship Levy from Calderdale Council and Calderdale College?

Yes