In November 2019, Warwick University pledged to donate £280k per year of our unspent levy via the West Midlands Combined Authority apprenticeship levy fund schemeLink opens in a new window, to support SMEs in the West Midlands region to access apprenticeships linked to science, technology, engineering and medicine.

Professor Stuart Croft, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick, said:

“We are delighted to support apprenticeships in our region by committing £280,000 to the Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Fund. By doing so Warwick will be investing in the future of our region by providing skills and training in the growth areas of science, technology, engineering and medicine and will open up apprenticeship opportunities to SMEs and wider sections of our community.”

To date, we have given £1,190,000 via the scheme, supporting 31 SME organisations and funded 44 apprenticeships, examples include Infrastructure Technicians, Software Developers, Installation Technicians and Information Communications Technicians.

We also have the capacity to fund some apprenticeships in SME organisations directly. Please email us to discuss further.