Prospective

PART 4E+WAPPRENTICESHIPS

IntroductoryE+W

111Meaning of “approved Welsh apprenticeship”E+W

(1)An approved Welsh apprenticeship is an arrangement that falls within subsections (2), (3) and (4).

(2)The arrangement—

(a)takes place under an approved Welsh apprenticeship agreement, or

(b)is an alternative Welsh apprenticeship.

(3)The work undertaken by virtue of the arrangement takes place wholly or mainly in Wales.

(4)The arrangement satisfies any conditions specified in regulations made by the Welsh Ministers.

(5)This section applies for the purposes of this Part.

Commencement Information

112Meaning of “approved Welsh apprenticeship agreement”E+W

(1)An approved Welsh apprenticeship agreement is an agreement which—

(a)provides for a person (“the apprentice”) to work for another person for reward in an occupation for which an apprenticeship framework published under section 117 is in force at the time the agreement is made,

(b)provides for the apprentice to receive training in order to assist the apprentice to meet the requirements specified in the apprenticeship framework, and

(c)satisfies any other conditions specified in regulations made by the Welsh Ministers.

(2)This section applies for the purposes of this Part.

Commencement Information

113Meaning of “alternative Welsh apprenticeship”E+W

(1)An alternative Welsh apprenticeship is an arrangement, under which a person works, which is of a kind described in regulations made by the Welsh Ministers.

(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may, for example, describe arrangements which relate to cases where a person—

(a)works otherwise than for another person;

(b)works otherwise than for reward.

(3)This section applies for the purposes of this Part.

Commencement Information

114Meaning of “apprenticeship framework”E+W

(1)An apprenticeship framework is a document that specifies requirements for the completion of approved Welsh apprenticeships in an occupation or a group of occupations, which may include (but are not limited to) requirements relating to—

(a)standards of attainment;

(b)qualifications;

(c)the type or amount of training undertaken.

(2)This section applies for the purposes of this Part.

Commencement Information