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Apprenticeship levy transfer (West Yorkshire)

Apprenticeship levy transfer (West Yorkshire) is a support programme that helps small businesses in West Yorkshire fund the training costs of an apprenticeship, through a training provider. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by West Yorkshire Combined Authority · funded by Employers who pay the apprenticeship levy

Checked against the official page (westyorks-ca.gov.uk) on 29 Oct 2026.

A service where larger employers transfer unspent apprenticeship levy funds to smaller businesses taking on apprentices, covering 100% of training costs. Businesses seeking a transfer must be located in West Yorkshire and register through a training provider.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open all year

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Open all year

Confirmed on the official page

How much

Transfers of up to 50% of a levy payer's unspent levy; the transferred funding covers 100% of the training costs of the apprenticeship.

Not confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Small businesses in West Yorkshire facing challenges securing funding for an apprenticeship can receive support, through a training provider, whether or not they pay the levy.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Small (10 to 49 staff)

Confirmed on the official page

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How to apply

Ask your preferred training provider to register the apprenticeships which require funding on the Apprenticeship Levy Support Service.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

Confirmed on the official page

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Shaded: Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield.

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Things we could not confirm

  • No deadline stated; matches are not guaranteed.
  • Page does not say whether the transfer service is currently open.
  • Levy-paying businesses set their own conditions for transfers, which the combined authority does not control.

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Source and last checked

Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (westyorks-ca.gov.uk) on 29 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 29 Oct 2026. A person last checked it on 15 Oct 2026, so confirm the details with West Yorkshire Combined Authority before you apply.

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