In the past, funding came directly from the government education body ESFA to Achieve Training/other colleges, but now employers need to reserve the funding themselves and request it be passed on to their training provider using the digital Apprentice Service.
Our step-by-step guide below talks you through the key things you need to do when using the Apprenticeship Service. Don't worry, we will send you a link for you to register for your account when using Achieve Training as your apprenticeship training provider.
Through your account you will be able to manage a range of services. This includes managing apprenticeship funding, advertising vacancies on Find an Apprenticeship, finding training providers that deliver your chosen apprenticeship programme and reserving funding for the provider to deliver the chosen apprenticeship.
Click here for more information on the Government Digital Account System - Apprenticeship Service
You will first need to create an account, then add a PAYE scheme on behalf of your organisation and lastly accept the employer agreement with the ESFA (Education and Skills Funding Agency).
The video tutorial below guides you through what the apprenticeship service is.
Before you begin to set up your account you will need to have a couple of pieces of information to hand.
An email address you have access to
The Government Gateway login for your organisation (or you can use the accounts office reference number and employer PAYE scheme reference number if your annual pay bill is less than £3 million)
Authority to add PAYE schemes to the account
Authority to accept the employer agreement on behalf of your organisation
If you are a sole trader and require further guidance, then please do get in touch
For a video on the information you will need you can watch the video below
We would encourage you to give us training provider permissions, this way we can then add apprentice details/create cohort groups on your behalf making things simpler and quicker for you. All you will need to do is approve them.
You will need our UKPRN number 1000 5250 – Achieve Training (Staffordshire) Ltd.
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