Click here for the latest statistics from the apprenticeship service, including registered apprenticeship services accounts and commitments, reported to 30 September 2017. The figures show a steady rise in levy paying employers registering for levy accounts and a significant increase in commitments – which is where a potential apprentice, who is expected to go on to start an apprenticeship, has been recorded in the system. The increase was most marked at higher and degree apprenticeship level.