Apply by 15 July
Funding for Senior Leader apprenticeships will end on 31 December, 2025.
You now have just six months to put your levy towards securing your leadership pipeline.
Download our Level 7 flyer for more information on our top-ranked, triple-accredited leadership development, available through the levy, or find out more below.
From 1 January 2026, the UK government is updating its funding rules for Level 7 apprenticeships in England. Here’s what you need to know.
What’s changing?
From 1 January 2026:
Aged 16–21
Under 25 with an EHCP or who are care leavers
❌ Funding ends for all new apprentices aged 22 and over
Apprentices who begin their programme on or before 31 December 2025 will remain fully funded through to completion.
What can you do?
To secure full government funding:
How can Hult Apprenticeships at Ashridge help?
We're working with our 100+ clients from diverse sectors and industries to help them maximise their leadership pipeline into next year and beyond. We can:
What's next?
Our experts are here to help. Get in touch today and we can guide you through your options.
We work with employers across England to maximise their apprenticeship levy in a variety of ways.
Whatever your situation, we can help you to get the most from the apprenticeship levy. Get in touch today and we’ll arrange a time to talk about your requirements.
If you're an employee based in England, apprenticeships are a great way to develop your leadership and management skills, even when L&D budgets are tight.
Your employer must put you forward as an apprentice, so please talk to your line manager as a first step.
You must currently be employed or on a fixed term contract to apply for an apprenticeship at Hult Ashridge.
Our apprenticeships are no exception to the world-class business education we offer as standard. With a highly practical focus and skills-driven approach, our Level 7 portfolio includes a fully funded, fast track Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership & Management, with the option to top up to a Master's in just six months of additional study, and our flagship part-funded MBA.
“As our flagship talent program, Hult Apprenticeships enable us to offer leadership development at scale and nurture our overall market leadership capability as well as our leadership pipeline internally.’
Adam Triggs
Talent & Learning Specialist
at a Leading Financial Services Company
TAUGHT BY EXPERTS
Our apprenticeship faculty are renowned for their extensive industry experience as much as they are for their academic achievements. They have real, lived experience of business and boardrooms, as well as a commitment to academic rigour and research.
Associate Dean and Academic Director
Dr. Hari Mann
PhD, MSc
Academic Director
Paul Griffith
MEng, MBA, ACGI
Roger Delves
MA (Oxon), FRSA
Dr. Mike Cooray
PhD, MBA, MSc, PGCE, DipM
Victoria Harrison-Mirauer
BA (Cantab), MA, MSc
Judith Parsons
BA, MSc, Cert Ed
Dr. Matthew Gitsham
MA(Hons), MA, PGDip, PhD
Brian Worsfold
MA (Oxon), ACIB, Dip.FS, MBA
Hult is recognized by business education’s three most prestigious international accrediting bodies: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), the Association of MBAs (AMBA), and EQUIS (The European Quality Improvement System).
Our programs are consistently ranked as among the best in the world by the most renowned publications including the Financial Times, the Economist, Forbes, and Bloomberg Businessweek.
Hult is the proud winner of the Best Business School Careers Strategy award 2020 from the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and BGA. This follows our 2014 win of the AMBA Innovation award.
To find out more about Hult’s other programs, please visit www.hult.edu.
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Winner of the 2023 MERIT Award for Innovation in Higher Education
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for International Mobility, Financial Times, Full-Time MBA Ranking, 2024
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for International Students, Financial Times, Global Masters in Management Ranking, 2023
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Global Online MBA Ranking, CEO Magazine, 2025
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Overall Ranking, Financial Times, Global Master's in Management Ranking, 2023