Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to change the eligibility criteria for young people who wish to undertake apprenticeships, but have prior academic qualifications such as A-levels.

Having prior academic qualifications does not preclude a young person being eligible to do an apprenticeship. There are therefore no plans to change the eligibility criteria.

Full details of the funding rules can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-rules and cover both the current apprenticeship programme and for the Trailblazer Apprenticeship Standards