Making payments work for everyone
The new apprenticeship service adds employers into the payment process, creating another layer of complexity in the system.
Apprenticeship service
Three things we learnt during private beta
The digital apprenticeship service is a complex programme with 7 scrum teams developing different elements of the service.
From private to public: getting ready for GDS assessment
Today we take the end-to-end digital apprenticeship service to GDS for its private beta assessment. As service manager, it’s my job to make sure that everything is in place.
An agile revolution on Victoria Street
In order for employers to access their apprenticeship funding, the digital apprenticeship service needs to know how much levy has been collected by HMRC.
Building registration for the digital apprenticeship service
The apprenticeship levy starts in April 2017. Once collections start, levy-paying employers will want to know how to access the funds in their digital account – and how to spend them.
When 'build a thing' really works
As part of delivering the new digital apprenticeship service, we’ve been talking to employers across the country about what they need.
What is the digital apprenticeship service?
The UK is not as productive as many other developed countries. Employers tell us that this is because there is a lack of technical skills in the workplace.