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Act Now: Use Your Apprenticeship Levy Before It Expires in 12 Months
Why the 2025 Winter Budget Signals a Turning Point for Employer-Led Training
If your organisation pays the Apprenticeship Levy, the clock is ticking. From April 2026, you will have just 12 months to spend new levy funds before they expire; half the time you have now. Once they’re gone, that money cannot be reclaimed.
CQM Training and Consultancy (CQM T&C) works with levy-paying employers across sectors to make sure no levy funding is left on the table. By planning early, you can turn soon-to-expire funds into structured skills development.
What You Need to Do Now
Check Your DAS Account
Stay informed about when your funds will begin to expire under the new 12‑month rule. While a start date for this change has not yet been confirmed, we’ll keep you updated as soon as further details are released.
Identify Your Organisation’s Skills Gaps
Identify skills gaps within your organisation and map these to roles and departments where apprenticeships will deliver the biggest impact, from frontline operations to leadership and technical skills.
Act This Quarter
With April 2026 reforms approaching, delaying risks losing unspent levy. Commit now to stay ahead and protect your funding.
Download Our Levy Calculator
Plan and forecast your ongoing monthly and annual spend on Apprenticeship programmes.
How CQM T&C Can Support
Levy Calculator
We have a dedicated online levy calculator that can help you to model your contributions, expiry timelines and potential training plans so you can commit funds in time. We can also support you to utilise this tool effectively, ensuring you maximise levy funds before the new rules are implemented.
Tailored Business Benefits
We work with you to identify your business priorities early, ensuring every levy contribution delivers maximum ROI and directly supports your strategic goals.
With more than 30 years of experience, we have supported organisations across many industries to use their apprenticeship levy strategically to drive growth, build capability and support long term expansion.
Explore the full range of apprenticeships we offer here.
Dedicated Support Throughout the Process
You will have a single, expert point of contact who will guide you through every stage of your apprenticeship journey. This includes helping you plan and maximise your levy spend, managing apprentice onboarding, coordinating training delivery and supporting successful completion and certification.
We are here to ensure your levy funds are used efficiently and apprenticeships deliver measurable business results.
Why You Should Act Now
The employers who act now will strengthen their workforce, retain talent and build competitive advantage. Waiting risks losing the budget you have already paid in.
Ready to maximise your levy before it expires? Get in touch with us today using the form below.