Guidance

Completing and certifying apprenticeship frameworks

Information on the closure of apprenticeship frameworks for training providers, issuing authorities and apprentices on these frameworks.

From:
Department for Education
Published
29 March 2023
Last updated
4 September 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Completing and certifying apprenticeship frameworks by 31 March 2025

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Apprenticeship frameworks must be completed by 31 March 2025 for the apprentice to get a certificate. The Department for Education will not support 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Apprenticeship frameworks were withdrawn and replaced by apprenticeship standards in 2020.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 in the National 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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