Apprenticeship training provider accountability framework
The framework and specification the Department for Education (DfE) uses to review the quality of apprenticeship training from providers.
Applies to England
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We use this framework to review the quality of apprenticeship provision for apprentices of all ages. This guidance sets out our expectations, including the:
- policy framework’s key principles and objectives
- indicators and thresholds we’ll use to review provider quality
- range of interventions we may take where provider quality issues are identified
The framework is for all providers currently delivering apprenticeships. It sits alongside the:
- funding rules
- guidance on financial health
- apprenticeship provider agreement
Updates to this page
Last updated 28 November 2024 + show all updates
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Updated 'Apprenticeship training provider accountability framework and specification' to include a new technical annex (Annex 1). The framework and specification now gives further detail on how the AAF indicators are calculated, and amendments to the employer and apprentice feedback sections reflect the improved presentation of this data in the Apprenticeships Service portal.
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Updated 'Apprenticeship training provider accountability framework and specification' with information about new thresholds and benchmarked data.
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Updated 'Apprenticeship training provider accountability framework and specification' with changes to the sections on apprentice feedback, withdrawals, apprentices past planned end date, break in learning. In this update, we are retaining the same indicators, but we are introducing higher thresholds for 3 of the 10 indicators and removing the 250-apprentice threshold that applied to 3 of the measures.
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Added a link to the apprenticeship workforce development programme.
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