A survey by the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) found that three out of four apprenticeship training providers can "no longer meet demand" because small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are struggling to offer them, due to a shortage of funding from the apprenticeship levy.
The survey found that this year a quarter of apprenticeship training providers have had to turn away a prospective new SME employer of apprentices, while 17 per cent of providers have stopped recruiting apprentices altogether for new and existing SME employer customers.
A further 25 per cent have had to cut back on apprentice recruitment for their employer customers due to a lack of funding and a third of providers need up to 25 per cent of additional funding on their government funding contract to meet current demand.
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