Prospective
(1)The 2005 Act is modified as follows.
(2)After paragraph 12 of schedule 1 insert—
“12A(1)The Council must establish a committee (an “apprenticeship committee”) for the purposes of advising the Council on matters concerning apprenticeships and work-based learning.
(2)In exercising its functions, the committee may consult local authorities and have regard to their views.
(3)The Council is to appoint one of its members to chair meetings of the apprenticeship committee.
(4)In appointing members of the apprenticeship committee, the Council is to have regard to the desirability of including persons who—
(a)are apprentices or appear to the Council to be representative of apprentices,
(b)appear to the Council to be representative of businesses, including small and rural businesses, with an interest in apprenticeships,
(c)are employers of apprentices or appear to the Council to be representative of such employers,
(d)appear to the Council to be representative of the post-16 education bodies,
(e)are training providers (within the meaning given by section 12J(3)) or appear to the Council to be representative of training providers,
(f)are representative of trade unions (within the meaning given by section 1 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992) which appear to the Council to be representative of the interests of apprentices.
(5)In appointing members of the apprenticeship committee, the Council is to—
(a)consult—
(i)persons who appear to the Council to be representative of apprentices,
(ii)persons who appear to the Council to be representative of employers of apprentices,
(iii)such other persons as the Council considers appropriate,
(b)have regard to any guidance issued to it under sub-paragraph (6)(a).
(6)The Scottish Ministers must issue to the Council guidance about—
(a)the composition of the apprenticeship committee,
(b)the appointment of the chair of the committee, and
(c)the committee’s functions.”.
(3)In paragraph 14(1)(a) of schedule 1, for “and 12(2) and (3)” substitute “, 12(2) and (3) and 12A(3) and (5)”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 31 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 39(2)