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
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The Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21) is amended as follows.
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In section 2 (education and training for persons aged 16 to 19), in subsection (5), after paragraph (b) insert—
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training includes training provided in connection with a contract of employment or a contract of apprenticeship;
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In section 3 (education and training for persons over 19), in subsection (5), after paragraph (b) insert—
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training includes training provided in connection with a contract of employment or a contract of apprenticeship;
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Section 4 (encouragement of education and training) is amended as follows.
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The existing provision is to become subsection (1) of that section.
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After that subsection, insert—
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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.