Workforce Development Funding
The WDF is funding from the Department of Health and Social Care which is disbursed by Skills for Care. It’s a limited pot of money which funds qualifications and learning programmes to support the continuing professional development of staff across adult social care in England.
Employers can claim back a contribution towards the costs of employees completing health and social care qualifications and learning programmes. Employers who directly incur costs for learning and development can access the WDF to reclaim a contribution towards these costs. If you’re an adult social care employer operating in England you can apply for the funding. What you can claim for is different depending on whether you are a levy paying or non-levy paying employer.
I’m a levy payer, what can I claim for?
As a levy paying employer, you’ll use your levy pot to pay for the training and end-point assessment costs of the apprenticeship (up to the Government cap) – you can’t claim WDF for this.
You can claim WDF towards any other associated costs of the apprenticeship, up to our advertised funding value, for example wage replacement costs that may be required, when the learner is released, to fulfil the 20% off-the-job learning time requirement.
I’m a non-levy payer, what can I claim for?
As a non-levy payer, the Government will contribute 95% of the training and assessment costs, up to the cap and you can’t claim WDF for this. The remaining 5% and any additional cost will be met by you, the employer – you can claim WDF towards this cost.
You can also claim WDF towards any other associated costs of the apprenticeship, up to our advertised funding value, for example wage replacement costs that may be required, when the learner is released, to fulfil the 20% off-the-job learning time requirement
Information, Advice & Guidance
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Alternatively you can visit – https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/education-and-skills-funding-agency