# Education Act 1996, Section 15ZC: Encouragement of education and training for persons over compulsory school age: England

Extent: E+W

(1) A relevant authority must—
(a) encourage participation in education and training by persons in their area who are within section 15ZA(1)(a) or (b);
(b) encourage employers to participate in the provision of education and training for such persons.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), participating in the provision of training includes participating by entering into—
(a) an apprenticeship agreement (within the meaning given in section 32 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009), ...
(aa) an approved English apprenticeship agreement (within the meaning given in section A1(3) of that Act), or
(b) any other contract of employment in connection with which training is provided.
(3) In this section “education” and “training” have the same meanings as in section 15ZA.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/section/15ZC (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-15ZC
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