PART 4 REQUIREMENTS OF EVIDENCE OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, ADAPTATION PERIODS AND APTITUDE TESTS

Conditions affecting the requirement to complete an adaptation period21

1

The adaptation period shall be the subject of an assessment.

2

Subject to paragraph (3), the designated authority shall lay down the detailed rules governing—

a

the length of the period; and

b

the form of the assessment

and in any case in which the choice between an adaptation period and an aptitude test rests with the migrant shall notify the migrant of the rules in advance of the migrant’s exercise of that choice.

3

The adaptation period shall not exceed—

a

3 years in duration, in a case falling within Regulation 19; or

b

2 years in duration, in a case falling within Regulation 20.