Project Director: Peter Wells
Project Duration: 2017-2018

The Apprenticeship Levy came into effect in England in April 2017. It is intended to provide a substantial boost to skills development and to partly address the productivity gap. The government has also announced additional incentives (through Employers NI reductions) to encourage businesses to recruit groups who traditionally struggle to enter sustainable employment.

The combination of these policies potentially provides a social investment opportunity. This research project explored the interest of employers in utilising government incentives in this area and the interest of third sector organisations in utilising social investment, with the overall goal to support young people find sustainable employment.