The ESFA has announced that from 1 November 2021, the reservation period for employers who do not pay the Apprenticeship Levy will be reduced from six months to three months. Employers can reserve funding three months before an apprentice’s expected start date and have a further two months after the planned reservation month to start their apprentice. As is the case now, if no commitment is made on the apprenticeship service by then, the reservation will expire.
