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

Apprenticeships

I182Apprenticeships: functions of Learning and Skills Council for England

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.