Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

[F1 [F2 ZA11 Standards E+W+S

(1) The Institute must publish standards in relation to England for such occupations as the Institute considers appropriate.

(2) Each standard must—

(a) describe the occupation to which it relates;

(b) set out the outcomes that persons seeking to achieve the standard are expected to attain in order to do so.

(3) Each standard must have been prepared by a group of persons and approved by the Institute.

(4) The group of persons that prepared a standard must have been approved by the Institute.

(5) The Institute may provide advice or assistance to a group of persons in connection with the preparation of a standard.

(6) The Institute may convene a group of persons to prepare a standard for an occupation only if the Institute considers—

(a) that there is a need for a standard for that occupation, and

(b) that the need will not be met unless a group is convened to prepare the standard.

(7) The Institute must publish—

(a) information about matters that it takes into account when deciding whether or not to approve standards for the purposes of subsection (3);

(b) information about matters that it takes into account when deciding whether or not to approve groups of persons for the purposes of subsection (4).

(8) When making a decision of the kind mentioned in subsection (7)(a) or (b) in a particular case, the Institute may also take into account such other matters as it considers appropriate in the case in question.

(9) Information published under subsection (7) may be revised or replaced, and the Institute must publish under that subsection any revised or replacement information.

(10) Where a standard is published, the Institute must publish, with the information published under section ZA10(5) in relation to the occupation, information indicating that there is a standard for the occupation.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 1 Ch. A1 inserted (26.3.2015 for specified purposes, 26.5.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(2)(e), Sch. 1 para. 1 (with Sch. 1 para. 28); S.I. 2015/994, art. 6(a) (with Sch. Pt. 2)

F2 Ss. ZA9-ZA11 and cross-headings inserted (8.11.2017) by Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (c. 19), s. 47(2), Sch. 1 para. 7; S.I. 2017/1055, reg. 2(b)(iii) (with reg. 4)