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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill


 

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

 
 

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Children, Schools and

Families and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, will be

published separately as Bill 55—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Secretary Ed Balls has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the

Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

are compatible with the Convention rights.

 

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

 

 
 

Contents

Part 1

Apprenticeships, study and training

Chapter 1

Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship certificates: England

1   

Duty to issue apprenticeship certificates: England

2   

Power to issue apprenticeship certificates: England

3   

Issue of certificates by the English certifying authority: supplementary

4   

The English certifying authority

Apprenticeship certificates: Wales

5   

Duty to issue apprenticeship certificates: Wales

6   

Power to issue apprenticeship certificates: Wales

7   

Issue of certificates by the Welsh certifying authority: supplementary

8   

The Welsh certifying authority

Contents of an apprenticeship certificate: England and Wales

9   

Contents of apprenticeship certificate

Apprenticeship frameworks: England and Wales

10   

Apprenticeship frameworks: interpretation

Apprenticeship frameworks: England

11   

English issuing authority

12   

Issue of apprenticeship frameworks etc.: England

13   

Recognised English frameworks: notification and publication requirements

14   

Submission of draft apprenticeship framework for issue: England

15   

Transitional provision for apprenticeship frameworks: England

 

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Apprenticeship frameworks: Wales

16   

Welsh issuing authority

17   

Issue of apprenticeship framework etc.: Wales

18   

Recognised Welsh frameworks: notification and publication requirements

19   

Submission of draft apprenticeship framework for issue: Wales

20   

Transitional provision for apprenticeship frameworks: Wales

Specification of apprenticeship standards: England

21   

Duty to prepare and submit draft specification of apprenticeship standards:

England

22   

Order bringing specification of apprenticeship standards for England into

effect

23   

Modification of specification of apprenticeship standards for England

24   

Replacement or modification of specification of apprenticeship standards:

recognised English frameworks

25   

Contents of specification of apprenticeship standards for England

Specification of apprenticeship standards: Wales

26   

Specification of apprenticeship standards for Wales

27   

Modification of specification of apprenticeship standards for Wales

28   

Replacement or modification of specification of apprenticeship standards:

recognised Welsh frameworks

29   

Contents of specification of apprenticeship standards for Wales

Apprenticeship agreements: England and Wales

30   

Meaning of “apprenticeship agreement”

31   

Ineffective provisions in an apprenticeship agreement

32   

Variation of an apprenticeship agreement

33   

Status of an apprenticeship agreement

34   

Crown servants and Parliamentary staff

Careers education in schools: England

35   

Careers education

Duty to participate in education or training: England

36   

Duty to participate in education or training: apprenticeship agreements

General

37   

Apprenticeship sectors

38   

Interpretation of Chapter

Chapter 2

Study and training

39   

Employer support for employee study and training

 
 

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Part 2

LEA functions

Education and training for persons over compulsory school age

40   

Education and training for persons over compulsory school age: general duty

41   

Encouragement of education and training for persons over compulsory

school age

42   

LEA directions: children over compulsory school age

43   

Power to require provision of education by institution within further

education sector

The core and additional entitlements

44   

Duties in relation to the core and additional entitlements

Provision of boarding accommodation: persons subject to learning difficulty assessment

45   

Provision of boarding accommodation: persons subject to learning difficulty

assessment

Work experience

46   

Work experience for persons over compulsory school age

Persons detained in youth accommodation

47   

Provision of education for persons subject to youth detention

48   

Persons detained in youth accommodation: application of provisions

49   

Persons detained in youth accommodation: further provision

50   

Detention of child or young person: local education authority to be notified

Transport in England

51   

Transport policy statements for persons of sixth form age: consultation

52   

Transport policy statements for persons of sixth form age: content and

publication

53   

Complaints about transport arrangements etc for persons of sixth form age

54   

Local education authorities in England: provision of transport etc for adult

learners

Powers in respect of non-maintained schools

55   

Power of LEAs to arrange provision of education at non-maintained schools

General

56   

Minor and consequential amendments

 
 

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Part 3

The Young People’s Learning Agency for England

Chapter 1

Establishment

57   

The Young People’s Learning Agency for England

Chapter 2

Main functions

Funding

58   

Provision of financial resources

59   

Financial resources: conditions

60   

Performance assessments

61   

Means tests

62   

Prohibition on charging

Securing provision of education and training

63   

Securing provision of education and training

64   

Intervention for purpose of securing provision of education and training

Provision of services and assistance

65   

Provision of services

66   

Assistance with respect to employment and training

67   

Assistance with respect to employment and training: Northern Ireland

Miscellaneous

68   

Research, information and advice

69   

Guidance by YPLA

70   

Intervention powers: policy statement

71   

Power of Secretary of State to confer supplementary functions on YPLA

Chapter 3

YPLA’s functions: supplementary

72   

Directions by Secretary of State

73   

Guidance by Secretary of State

Chapter 4

Academy arrangements

74   

Academy arrangements

75   

Grants for purposes of Academy arrangements functions

76   

Academy arrangements: information sharing

 
 

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Chapter 5

General

77   

Interpretation of Part

Part 4

The Chief Executive of Skills Funding

Chapter 1

Establishment and main duties

The Chief Executive

78   

The Chief Executive of Skills Funding

Apprenticeship functions

79   

Apprenticeship functions

Apprenticeship training for persons aged 16 to 18 and certain young adults

80   

Apprenticeship training for persons aged 16 to 18 and certain young adults

81   

Arrangements and co-operation with local education authorities

82   

Encouragement of training provision etc for persons within section 80

Apprenticeship scheme for persons aged 16 to 18

83   

Duty to secure availability of apprenticeship places for persons aged 16 to 18

84   

Election for apprenticeship scheme

85   

Meaning of “apprenticeship place”

86   

Suitability and availability of apprenticeship places: further provision

87   

Apprenticeship scheme requirements

88   

Apprenticeship scheme requirements: interpretation

89   

Suspension of scheme

90   

Power to amend apprenticeship scheme

91   

Apprenticeship scheme: interpretation

Education and training for persons aged 19 or over etc.

92   

Education and training for persons aged 19 or over and others subject to adult

detention

93   

Learning aims for persons aged 19 or over: provision of facilities

94   

Learning aims for persons aged 19 or over: payment of tuition fees

95   

Sections 93 and 94: supplementary

96   

Encouragement of education and training for persons aged 19 or over and

others subject to adult detention

 
 

 
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