An agricultural worker is an apprentice employed under an apprenticeship if they are employed under either a contract of apprenticeship or an apprenticeship agreement within the meaning of section 32 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 20098or are treated as employed under a contract of apprenticeship.

An agricultural worker must be treated as employed under a contract of apprenticeship if they are engaged in Wales under Government arrangements known as Foundation Apprenticeships, Apprenticeships or Higher Apprenticeships.

In this article “Government arrangements” means arrangements made under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 19739 or under section 17B of the Jobseekers Act 199510.