Part 1Apprenticeships, study and training
Chapter 1Apprenticeships
Specification of apprenticeship standards: England
I123Duty to prepare and submit draft specification: England
1
If the Secretary of State so directs, the Chief Executive of Skills Funding must—
a
prepare a draft specification of apprenticeship standards, and
b
submit it to the Secretary of State.
2
In preparing the draft, the Chief Executive must consult—
a
each person designated under section 13,
b
persons who appear to the Chief Executive to represent—
i
employers,
ii
institutions within the further education sector, F1...
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16 to 19 Academies, and
iii
any other providers of training,
c
any other persons or descriptions of persons specified in regulations, and
d
such other persons as the Chief Executive thinks appropriate.
3
A direction under subsection (1) may specify the date by which a draft must be submitted to the Secretary of State.
4
Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to the first draft specification to be prepared by the Chief Executive after the commencement of this section.
5
“Institution within the further education sector” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) (see section 4(3) of that Act).