AI apprenticeship for employers
AI apprenticeship for employers: give your team an £18,000 qualification, funded.
Upskill your people in AI to degree level, with the government potentially covering the cost. Usually fully funded if you pay the apprenticeship levy, and at least 95 per cent funded if you do not. 100% remote, around the working week, minimal admin for you.
See your funding →What's involved →Fully funded from the levy you already pay, with a transfer available if those funds run short.
For an apprentice aged 16 to 24. The government funds 95% for anyone older.
What your business gets out of it
More done, in fewer hours
Staff automate routine work and produce more, faster, time back for what matters.
An edge over competitors
Put AI to work across the business while rivals are still hesitating.
Keep your best people
Investing in growth is one of the strongest reasons good staff stay.
Barely any disruption
Flexible online learning built around real work, no downing tools.
Safer, smarter AI use
Your team learns to use AI responsibly, cutting risk and errors.
Little or no cost
Funded, so a more capable workforce needn’t dent the budget.
The funding, explained for employers
Apprenticeship training is paid for through the apprenticeship levy and government co-investment. If your business pays the levy, this puts money you already contribute to work, at no extra cost. If you do not pay the levy, a transfer from a levy-paying business usually covers it, and we confirm that before enrolment.New: 100% funded for ages 16-24 We confirm exactly what applies before anything goes ahead.
Common questions
- How much does it cost my business?
- For levy-paying employers, nothing. It’s funded from your levy. For non-levy businesses a levy transfer usually covers the cost, confirmed before enrolment.
- Will it pull my team away from work?
- No. It’s about six hours a week, spent applying AI to real tasks inside your business, so the time adds to output.
- How many staff can I enrol?
- From one person to a whole team. We confirm eligibility and funding for each before anything goes ahead.
See what it would cost you
It may be nothing. Two quick questions and we’ll confirm your funding.
Check your funding →Discuss training your team →AI Skills Training arranges AI apprenticeship training delivered by our approved, APAR-registered training partners; the qualification is awarded following independent end-point assessment. Funding is provided through the apprenticeship levy and government co-investment and is subject to eligibility and funding-body rules, confirmed before enrolment. "Degree level" refers to a Level 4 qualification. Fully funded for eligible levy-paying employers, and often fully funded for others via levy transfer.
Official sources & further reading
The facts on this page come from official UK government guidance. Check the funding and the apprenticeship standard for yourself:
AI Skills Training, future-proofing the UK workforce. We arrange AI apprenticeship training delivered by approved, APAR-registered training partners; funding is subject to eligibility and confirmed before enrolment.
We help UK employers and employees access government-funded AI training. Training is delivered by third-party providers.
We do not guarantee a place, a qualification, a job or any particular outcome. Eligibility and funding rules are set by the funding body and can change. Always check the current position before you commit. See our disclaimer.
Talk to us about your team
Tell us what your staff actually do and how many people you are thinking about. We come back with the funding position for your business and which apprenticeship fits the roles, which means that you get a straight answer before committing anyone to anything.
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