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Statutory Instruments

2022 No. 86

Employment And Training, England

The Apprenticeships (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022

Made

26th January 2022

Laid before Parliament

31st January 2022

Coming into force

6th April 2022

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections A1(4) and 262(3) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009(1).

Citation, commencement, extent and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Apprenticeships (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 6th April 2022.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and apply in relation to England only.

Flexi-job apprenticeships

2.—(1) The Apprenticeships (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2017(2) are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) In regulation 6 –

(a)in paragraph (1) for “or (6)” substitute “, (6) or (8)”;

(b)after paragraph (7) insert—

(8) This paragraph applies to a person who is working and receiving training during the flexi-job apprenticeship practical period in order to achieve one of the approved standards specified in the following sub-paragraphs—

(a)Creative Venue Technician;

(b)Live Events Technician;

(c)Props Technician;

(d)Museums and Galleries Technician;

(e)Archaeological Technician;

(f)VFX artist or Technical Director;

(g)Junior VFX Artist;

(h)Camera Prep Technician;

(i)Broadcast and Media Systems Technician;

(j)Photographic Assistant;

(k)Cultural Heritage Conservation Technician;

(l)Junior Content Producer;

(m)Cultural Learning and Participation Officer;

(n)Game Programmer;

(o)Software Development Technician;

(p)Software Developer;

(q)DevOps Engineer;

(r)Advanced Carpentry and Joinery;

(s)Stonemason;

(t)Industrial Coatings Applicator;

(u)Smart Home Technician;

(v)Construction Site Supervisor;

(w)Bricklayer;

(x)Rail Infrastructure Operator.

(9) For the purposes of paragraph (8)—

(a)an approved standard” means a standard published by the Institute pursuant to section ZA11 of the Apprenticeship, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009(3);

(b)flexi-job apprenticeship” means an alternative English apprenticeship undertaken by way of a series of arrangements under which a person works to achieve an approved standard;

(c)the flexi-job apprenticeship practical period” means the period for which the apprentice is expected to work and receive training when doing a flexi-job apprenticeship;

(d)the duration of the flexi-job apprenticeship practical period must not be less than 12 months, made up of the aggregate of the periods spent working and training under arrangements to achieve one of the approved standards specified in that paragraph; and

(e)each arrangement must specify a period of not less than 3 months during which the person is expected to work and receive training under the arrangement..

Alex Burghart

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Education

26th January 2022

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which apply in England only, amend the Apprenticeships (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2017. They permit a person to complete an alternative English apprenticeship by entering into a series of arrangements of at least 3 months duration that total a minimum of 12 months, during which the person is expected to work and receive training within a specified approved standard.

A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument, as no, or no significant impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

(1)

2009 c. 22; section A1 was inserted by section 3(1) and (2) of, and paragraph (1) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20).

(2)

S.I. 2017/1310; regulation 6 was amended by S.I. 2020/1120.

(3)

For the definition of “the Institute” see section ZA1 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (inserted by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 4 to the Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12)); section ZA11 was inserted into the 2009 Act by paragraphs 1 and 7 of Schedule 1 to the Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (c. 19).

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