Section A2 Apprenticeship assessment plansF1F2F17

The F4Secretary of State must publish apprenticeship assessment plans in respect of such standards published under section ZA11 as F5the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

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An F7apprenticeship assessment plan in respect of a standard is a plan in accordance with which F8it is to be assessed whether a person seeking to complete an approved English apprenticeship has attained the outcomes set out in the standard.

Each F9apprenticeship assessment plan must—

F11Each apprenticeship assessment plan must be prepared by a group of persons and approved by the Secretary of State, subject to subsection (6A).

The Secretary of State may prepare an apprenticeship assessment plan if satisfied that it would be more appropriate for the plan to be prepared by the Secretary of State than by a group of persons.

F12Where an apprenticeship assessment plan is prepared by a group of persons, the group must be approved by the Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State may provide advice or assistance to a group of persons in connection with the preparation of an apprenticeship assessment plan.

F13The Secretary of State may convene a group of persons to prepare an apprenticeship assessment plan in respect of a standard if satisfied that—

The Secretary of State must publish—

When making a decision of the kind mentioned in subsection (10)(a) or (b) in a particular case, the Secretary of State may also take into account such other matters as F16the Secretary of State considers appropriate in the case in question.

Information published under subsection (10) may be revised or replaced, and the Secretary of State must publish under that subsection any revised or replacement information.

Where an apprenticeship assessment plan is published, the Secretary of State must publish, with the information published under section ZA10(5) in relation to the occupation, information indicating that there is an apprenticeship assessment plan in respect of the standard for the occupation.