Hauliers must use apprenticeship funding or lose it to the Treasury, warns training provider

Millions of pounds of unspent apprenticeship funding is in danger of being diverted into the Treasury’s coffers, with many operators unaware that they can transfer a quarter of their funding to subcontractors to help pay for their apprenticeship schemes. The warning came from Tony Higgins, MD of SP Training, a Carlisle based training provider that provides a Professional Driver Programme funded via the apprenticeship levy. SP Training’s clients include Asda and Clipper Logistics. Higgins’ warning follows a recent report from […]