Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25)

Part 2 E+W Support for participation in education or training: young adults with learning difficulties and young people in England

Apprenticeships E+W

82 Apprenticeships: functions of Learning and Skills Council for England E+W

(1) The Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 2 (education and training for persons aged 16 to 19), in subsection (5), after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) training includes training provided in connection with a contract of employment or a contract of apprenticeship;”.

(3) In section 3 (education and training for persons over 19), in subsection (5), after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) training includes training provided in connection with a contract of employment or a contract of apprenticeship;”.

(4) Section 4 (encouragement of education and training) is amended as follows.

(5) The existing provision is to become subsection (1) of that section.

(6) After that subsection, insert—

“(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), participating in the provision of post-16 training includes participating by entering into—

(a) a contract of apprenticeship, or

(b) a contract of employment under or in connection with which training is provided.”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 82 in force at 28.2.2009 by S.I. 2009/387, art. 2