Part 1Apprenticeships, study and training
Chapter 1Apprenticeships
Completing an apprenticeship
1Meaning of “completing an English apprenticeship”
1
This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter.
2
A person completes an English apprenticeship in relation to an apprenticeship framework if—
a
the standard English completion conditions are met, or
b
the alternative English completion conditions are met.
3
The standard English completion conditions are—
a
that the person has entered into an apprenticeship agreement in connection with the apprenticeship framework,
b
that at the date of that agreement the framework was a recognised English framework,
c
that the person has completed a course of training for the competencies qualification identified in the framework,
d
that, throughout the duration of the course, the person was working under the apprenticeship agreement, and
e
that the person meets the requirements specified in the framework for the purpose of the issue of an apprenticeship certificate.
4
In subsection (3)(d)—
a
the reference to the apprenticeship agreement mentioned in subsection (3)(a) includes a reference to any apprenticeship agreement which the person subsequently entered into in connection with the same apprenticeship framework;
b
the reference to the course of training for the competencies qualification is to be read, in a case where the person has followed two or more courses of training for the competencies qualification, as a reference to both or all of them.
5
The alternative English completion conditions are conditions which—
a
apply in cases where a person works otherwise than under an apprenticeship agreement, and
b
are specified in regulations.
6
The kinds of working in relation to which provision may be made under subsection (5) include—
a
working as a self-employed person;
b
working otherwise than for reward.