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Apprenticeship off-the-job training’ is set out in the eSFA apprenticeship funding rules and is reproduced below:-
“Off the job training is a statutory requirement for an English apprenticeship. It is training which is received by the apprentice, during the apprentice’s normal working hours, for the purpose of achieving the knowledge, skills and behaviours of the approved apprenticeship referenced in the apprenticeship agreement. By normal working hours, we mean paid hours excluding overtime.
“It is not On the job training which is training received by the apprentice for the sole purpose of enabling the apprentice to perform the work for which they have been employed. By this, we mean training that does not specifically link to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours set out in the apprenticeship.”
Yes, there are four key tests for off the job training:
If the answer to all four questions is ‘yes’, then the activity can be regarded as off the job training.
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