Employment training scheme and employment training course
2. The following descriptions of employment training scheme and employment training course are prescribed for the purposes of section 95A(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (employment training schemes etc)—
(a)an employment training scheme or employment training course provided pursuant to arrangements under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950(1) (general functions as to employment and training for employment);
(b)an employment training scheme or employment training course which constitutes, or participation in which forms part of, a scheme of a description prescribed under Article 19A of the Jobseekers Order(2) (schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: “work for your benefit” schemes etc.);
(c)an employment training scheme or employment training course in which a person participates pursuant to—
(i)a requirement to undertake work-related activity imposed under regulations under section 13 of the 2007 Act(3); or
(ii)a work preparation requirement within the meaning of Article 8C of the Jobseekers Order(4), section 11C of the 2007 Act(5) or Article 21 of the 2015 Order.
1950 c. 29 (N.I.); section 1 was amended by Article 3 of the Employment and Training (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1087 (N.I. 10) and Article 5 of the Industrial Training (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/1200 (N.I. 8)
Article 19A was inserted by section 1(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13 (N.I.))
Section 13 was amended by section 3(4) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 and is amended by Article 61 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015
Article 8C is inserted by Article 55(4) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015
Section 11C is inserted by Article 63(2) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015