Part 4Apprenticeships and adult education and training: role of Secretary of State
Chapter 1Apprenticeships and adult education and training
Apprenticeship training for persons aged 16 to 18 and certain young adults
83F1Power to secure provision of apprenticeship training
(1)
The F2Secretary of State may secure the provision of facilities for suitable apprenticeship training for persons—
(a)
who are over compulsory school age but under 19, or
(b)
who are aged 19 or over but under 25 and F3for whom an EHC plan is maintained .
(2)
In deciding for the purposes of subsection (1) whether apprenticeship training is suitable for persons for whom facilities are provided, the F2Secretary of State must have regard (in particular) to—
(a)
the persons' ages, abilities and aptitudes,
(b)
any F4special educational needs the persons may have,
(c)
the quality of the training,
(d)
the locations and times at which the training is provided.
(3)
In exercising the power conferred by subsection (1), the F2Secretary of State must have regard (in particular) to the desirability of—
(a)
encouraging diversity of apprenticeship training available to persons;
(b)
increasing opportunities for persons to exercise choice;
(c)
enabling persons to whom Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25) applies to fulfil the duty imposed by section 2 of that Act (duty to participate in education or training).
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(5)
In this Part “apprenticeship training” means training provided in connection with—
F6(a)
an approved English apprenticeship, or
(b)
any contract of service (other than an approved English apprenticeship agreement) or contract of apprenticeship.