Guidance

Completing and certifying apprenticeship frameworks

Information foron apprenticesthe whoclosure areof completing apprenticeship frameworks,frameworks theirfor providerstraining andproviders, issuing authorities.authorities and apprentices on these frameworks.

Applies to England

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ApprenticesApprenticeship andframeworks their providers must ensurebe all apprenticeship frameworks are completed by 31 March 2025.

This2025 guidancefor outlines the implicationsapprentice to get a certificate. The Department for providers,Education apprenticeswill andnot issuingsupport authorities.apprenticeship frameworks after this date.

Apprenticeship frameworks were withdrawn and replaced by apprenticeship standards in 2020. Previous guidance on the withdrawal of frameworks is available onin the National Archives website.Archives.

Updates to this page

Published 29 March 2023
Last updated 4 September 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added further information about the closure of apprenticeship frameworks.

  2. First published.

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