Part 1Apprenticeships, study and training

Chapter 1Apprenticeships

Completing an apprenticeship

1Meaning of “completing an English apprenticeship”

1

This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter.

2

A person completes an English apprenticeship in relation to an apprenticeship framework if—

a

the standard English completion conditions are met, or

b

the alternative English completion conditions are met.

3

The standard English completion conditions are—

a

that the person has entered into an apprenticeship agreement in connection with the apprenticeship framework,

b

that at the date of that agreement the framework was a recognised English framework,

c

that the person has completed a course of training for the competencies qualification identified in the framework,

d

that, throughout the duration of the course, the person was working under the apprenticeship agreement, and

e

that the person meets the requirements specified in the framework for the purpose of the issue of an apprenticeship certificate.

4

In subsection (3)(d)—

a

the reference to the apprenticeship agreement mentioned in subsection (3)(a) includes a reference to any apprenticeship agreement which the person subsequently entered into in connection with the same apprenticeship framework;

b

the reference to the course of training for the competencies qualification is to be read, in a case where the person has followed two or more courses of training for the competencies qualification, as a reference to both or all of them.

5

The alternative English completion conditions are conditions which—

a

apply in cases where a person works otherwise than under an apprenticeship agreement, and

b

are specified in regulations.

6

The kinds of working in relation to which provision may be made under subsection (5) include—

a

working as a self-employed person;

b

working otherwise than for reward.