Football club helps apprenticeships scheme exceed its £5m goal
It's not just young footballers that Norwich City is helping to nurture: the club is using unspent levy to support apprenticeships in a variety of fields.
Apprenticeships Norfolk's Levy Support Scheme uses unspent levy to help businesses fund apprenticeships and has now seen over £5m transferred thanks to pledges from a range of local and national organisations.
Norwich City, Norse Group and Synergy Multi-Academy Trust are the three latest Norfolk supporters of the initiative that funds apprenticeship starts that employers may not otherwise be able to afford.
By receiving a levy transfer, the local business can save up to £1,350 of training fees per learner. Since April 2023, more than 500 apprenticeship starts have resulted at more than 220 local businesses and organisations.
Levy transfers have supported new apprenticeship starts across areas including health and social care, engineering and manufacturing, business and administration, as well as a range of local charities and VCSE organisations.
Bosses at Carrow Road recently pledged to donate £60,000 and this will directly support apprentices starts across a range of sectors.
Read the full release on the Norfolk County Council website
Published: 8 January 2026
