Since the introduction of the apprenticeships levy in April 2017, local leaders up and down the country have relentlessly called for it to be devolved. The rationale is that local leaders know better than the central government when it comes to understanding and meeting employersa?? needs. However, as with every new policy, there are key questions that need to be answered: is the policy effective, i.e. likely to achieve the expected results? And what's the best level to implement this policy? Is it better to implement it at the national level or are local authorities more likely to achieve a positive impact?

This new report, - Devolving Skills: The case of the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers - undertaken jointly by the Centre for Vocational Education Research and the What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth provides a real life example of how these questions play out in practice by looking at the impact of devolution of the Apprenticeships Grants for Employers (AGE) to the local level through City Deals.

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6 March 2019

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CVER Blog

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http://cver-blog.blogspot.com/2019/03/devolution-at-any-cost.html

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