Commentary on Sections Part 4: the Chief Executive of Skills Funding Apprenticeship training for persons aged 16 to 18 and certain young adults
245.Sections 83 and 84 set out the general powers relating to the provision of apprenticeship places for young people. The local education authorities will agree with the Chief Executive the amount and type of apprenticeship training required.
246.Within these general powers, the Chief Executive has a specific duty to secure sufficient suitable apprenticeship places for every suitably qualified young person aged 16 to 18 who wants one. This duty is set out as the apprenticeship offer in sections 91 to 99. A suitable place is in one of the two available chosen apprenticeship sectors, at the appropriate level, and within the reasonable travel area of the person concerned. The definitions and levels in these sections relate solely to the apprenticeship scheme. The sections do not define an apprenticeship, the characteristics of which will reflect the specification of apprenticeship standards provided for in Part 1.