Part I General
Chapter III Local education authorities
General functions
15ZCF1Encouragement of education and training for persons over compulsory school age: England
1
A local education authority in England must—
a
encourage participation in education and training by persons in their area who are within section 15ZA(1)(a) or (b);
b
encourage employers to participate in the provision of education and training for such persons.
2
For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), participating in the provision of training includes participating by entering into—
a
an apprenticeship agreement (within the meaning given in section 32 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009), or
b
any other contract of employment in connection with which training is provided.
3
In this section “education” and “training” have the same meanings as in section 15ZA.