The ESFA has confirmed that the incentive payments for employers who host a work experience placement, as part of a traineeships programme, are available until July 2022. It has also issued a reminder that all traineeship incentive payments and claims must be claimed and processed in each academic year. Any employer who hosts a placement between 1 September 2020 and 31 July 2021 will be expected to make a claim before the ILR data close in October 2021. It encourages all providers to ensure that the ILR is correctly updated on a regular basis to allow employers to apply for the incentive as soon as possible. If there are any errors within the ILR then this can result in delays to the claim process. Further details are available here.
