Having launched the growth and skills levy, the government must now closely monitor the impact of this change. It needs to build a greater understanding of when to intervene and how to mitigate unintended consequences. In its response to this report, the government should set out how it will monitor and evaluate the apprenticeship system, and the impact of its recent changes. It should avoid further changes until it has assessed the effectiveness of the current framework. (Recommendation, Paragraph 119)