Leading apprenticeship provider Develop Training has welcomed news that large employers are now able to transfer their levy funds to other organisations. However, the company cautioned that firms will have to manage the process well to maximise the potential business benefits. It also warned that the move is adding more
Develop Training has released a number of 8-Second Lesson videos. One of the top providers of training for health & safety, compliance and technical training has revealed their new series, that covers topics in less than 10 seconds. Studies have found that Generation Z has an attention span of around
Leading apprenticeship provider Develop Training has welcomed news that large employers are now able to transfer their levy funds to other organisations. However, the company cautioned that firms will have to manage the process well to maximise the potential business benefits. It also warned that the move is adding more complexity to a system that many employers have had difficulty in understanding. From May, large employers who pay the Apprenticeship Levy will for the first time be allowed to transfer up to ten per cent of their annual funds to other organisations. It means firms can use some of their unspent levy funding, which would otherwise go to the exchequer, to support smaller employers to take on apprentices. “There are potential business benefits for larger businesses to support firms in their supply chain to take on apprentices. I would recommend working with your chosen supplier and an apprenticeship provider to align the scheme with your own training programmes and to focus the money where it will benefit you both the most. You should be aware that apprenticeships can cover management training as well as the kind of trade-based training traditionally associated with apprenticeships,” said Chris Wood, CEO of Develop Training. “Putting some thought and effort into this process will pay dividends all round, for the large employer, the supply chain business and the apprentices who go through the scheme. As with everything to do with the levy, it makes sense to get expert help and advice from specialists such as ourselves,” he added. Initially, firms will only be able to transfer funds to one organisation. After user feedback from the first phase, they will likely be allowed to split their ten per cent funding into several smaller payments across multiple organisations. The ESFA has advised those transferring the funds to be aware of “the funding rules around transferring apprenticeship funds, which will be published at a later date”. Once a transfer is made, it cannot be refunded. Apart from their own supply chain, levy-paying employers who want to transfer funds can find companies who want money for apprenticeships in a number of ways. These include making contact with an approved Apprenticeship Training Agency such as Develop Training or working with regional partners. After Develop Training’s Industry Skills Forum in November revealed concerns among major employers about the levy, it has been offering advice on the levy process and guidance about the kinds of training that can be provided under the scheme.
Develop Training has released a number of 8-Second Lesson videos. One of the top providers of training for health & safety, compliance and technical training has revealed their new series, that covers topics in less than 10 seconds. Studies have found that Generation Z has an attention span of around 8 seconds due to the easy access to instant media. Generation Z is thought to be any person born between 1996 and 2010. This generation have grown up in world where the internet has always existed, and access to information has become increasingly more instant. It is thought that Generation Z will form 20% of the UK’s workforce by 2020. Therefore, in order tailor their training to this generation, and improve the training experience in relation to learner requirements. the specialist training company have created a series of eight second lesson videos. These clips are meant to be short, snappy and fun while depicting an array of real world scenarios that Develop Training Ltd, offers training on. Each of the videos try to put across an important message. Although the supposed Generation Z attention span seems surprisingly short, it was explained by saying that there is only a short period of time in between each e-mail, text, or tweet. All these different communications and act as a distraction from the original task. Another way of interpretation the shorter attention span of this generation is that they are well equipped at taking in information form a number of different sources. The use of the 8-second videos means that the ability to absorb information from a number of different areas is used while also not distracting them from the original task. DTL found that a great deal of information can be given out in such a short space of time that covers important and relevant topics. These lesson videos are also the perfect size for sharing on social media.
