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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-specification-of-apprenticeship-standards-for-wales-modification-order-2016/schedule/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2016/930",
  "legislation_title": "The Apprenticeships (Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for Wales) (Modification) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-specification-of-apprenticeship-standards-for-wales-modification-order-2016",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "For the introduction to the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for Wales substitute the following text:\n“1. The Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for Wales (SASW) sets out the minimum requirements to be included in a recognised Welsh apprenticeship framework. Compliance with the SASW is a statutory requirement of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, this version incorporates modifications made to the original SASW published in May 2013.\nIt incorporates modifications to allow “proxy” qualifications as a recognised alternative to Essential Skills as detailed under each apprenticeship framework level. SASW has also been modified to allow a greater flexibility in obtaining occupational competence by allowing learning to be underpinned by National Occupational Standards (NOS) where they exist, or industry-wide standards or professional standards where they do not. The final modification to SASW is to Employer Rights and Responsibilities (ERR) which are no longer compulsory in SASW frameworks. Other consequential changes have also been made as well as some reordering.\nUpdated guidance for Welsh issuing authorities is also being issued in a separate document. Welsh issuing authorities must have regard to this updated guidance in reaching a decision on whether a framework submission complies with SASW.\nThe modifications to SASW have been made by order by the Welsh Ministers.”",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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