2011 No. 220
Employment And Training, England And Wales

The Apprenticeship Sectors (Specification) Order 2011

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 38(1) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 20091.

In accordance with section 38(2) of that Act, the Secretary of State is satisfied that the sectors specified in this order encompass the full range of skills, trades and occupations.

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Apprenticeship Sectors (Specification) Order 2011 and comes into force on 1st March 2011.

Specification of apprenticeship sectors2.

The sectors in the Schedule are specified for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009.

John Hayes
Minister of State for Further Education and Lifelong Learning
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

SCHEDULE

  • Arts, cultural heritage, craft and design

  • Automotive industry

  • Business and administration, customer service, enterprise and business support, human resources and recruitment, industrial relations, leadership and management, marketing and sales

  • Business and Information Technology

  • Central Government and Armed Forces

  • Chemical manufacturing, nuclear science, oil and gas extraction

  • Community learning and development, further education, higher education, teaching support, libraries, archives and information services, work-based learning and development

  • Construction

  • Electrical and electronic servicing, plumbing, heating and building services

  • Electricity, gas and water supply, and waste management

  • Engineering construction

  • Environmental and land-based

  • Financial services and accountancy

  • Fire and rescue services, policing and law enforcement, custodial care, courts service, prosecution service and forensic science

  • Food and drink manufacturing and processing

  • Freight logistics

  • Health care

  • Hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism

  • Media and manufacturing and design of clothing and textiles

  • Passenger transport

  • Printing, mineral extraction and processing, health and safety and process and manufacturing of furniture, glass, ceramics, coatings and paper

  • Property, housing, and facilities management and cleaning

  • Retail

  • Security

  • Science, engineering and manufacturing technologies

  • Social care, and the care of children and young people

  • Sports coaching, active leisure, hairdressing and beauty

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, made under section 38(1) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (“the Act”), specifies the sectors for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Act. The Order forms part of the implementation of the statutory apprenticeships programme in Part 1 of Chapter 1 of the Act.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.