Apprenticeships | Levy has 'failed on all measures', CIPD says

Despite the promise the Apprenticeship Levy was supposed to bring young people, the CIPD has claimed that it has ‘failed on every measure’.

The HR body shared that since the levy was introduced back in 2017, apprenticeship starts have fallen and fewer have gone to young people, reported the BBC.

Peter Cheese, Chief Executive of the CIPD, said: “On all key measures the Apprenticeship Levy has failed.”

A study shared by the CIPD found that total apprenticeship starts have decreased from 494,000 in 2016 to 2017 to 322,500 in 2019 to 2020.