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).