Substantial Vocational Training
“Substantial vocational training” is defined separately between employers with 50 or more employees and those small companies with below 50 employees. The definitions below are for guidance and the LSC does not expect them to be applied in an overly mechanistic fashion:
• For employers with 50 or more employees, substantial equates to 10% or more of their workforce being involved in vocational training leading to qualifications in the past 12 months
• For employers with less than 50 employees, substantial equates to 30% or more of their workforce being involved in vocational training leading to qualifications in the past 12 months.
Note: a small company is defined as those with below 50 employees, balance sheet total not more than £2.8 million and turnover not more than £5.6 million.
