2013 No. 1191 (W.127)
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING,WALES
The Apprenticeships (Designation of Welsh Certifying Authority) Order 2013
Made 20 May 2013
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 23 May 2013
Coming into force 23 June 2013

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 10(1)(b) and (3), and section 262(3) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, make the following Order:
2009 c.22.

1 Title, commencement and application
1 The title of this Order is the Apprenticeships (Designation of Welsh Certifying Authority) Order 2013 and it comes into force on 23 June 2013.
2 This Order applies in relation to Wales.

2 Designation ofWelsh Certifying Authority
Pursuant to section 10(1)(b) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils is designated the 'Welsh certifying authority' to issue apprenticeship certificates generally.
Jeff Cuthbert Under authority of the Minister for Education and Skills, one of the Welsh Ministers 20 May 2013

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, made under section 10 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 ("the Act"), designates the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils as the 'Welsh certifying authority' to issue apprenticeship certificates generally.
The Order forms part of the implementation of the statutory apprenticeships programme in Part 1 of Chapter 1 of the Act.