England Apprenticeship Reforms – IMI Update

The webinar will cover the latest government apprenticeship reforms from August 2025, including functional skills, minimum duration, the Growth and Skills Levy, updated terminology, and key updates to apprenticeship assessment plans and Ofqual reforms.

The topics covered in the webinar will be as follows:

A summary of the government announcements from Aug 2025 to include:

• 19+ functional skills relaxations
  • Reduced minimum duration
  • Changes to the growth and skills levy
• Updated terminologies
• Apprenticeship assessment announcements and a summary of the major changes to the apprenticeship assessment plan to include:
  • Assessment methods
  • No duplication
  • Training provider assessment
  • Behaviours verification
  • Use of on-programme qualifications
• Apprenticeship assessment plan structure
  • Introduction
  • Assessment outcomes
  • Assessment requirements
  • Performance descriptors
• Mandatory qualifications
• Group of persons and sector involvement in designing the apprenticeship assessment plan
• The importance of retaining independently assessed skills assessments to demonstrate competence (for technical standards)
• Any updates available following the closure of the Ofqual consultation on the reforms