Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England (SASE)
Open date: 23 Feb 2009
Closing date: 29 May 2009
Response date: 01 Feb 2010
This consultation seeks views on the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England (SASE). The SASE will set out the requirements with which each recognised Apprenticeship framework in England must comply.
The SASE replaces the existing non-statutory ‘Blueprint’ for Apprenticeships and is in response to the commitments set out in World Class Apprenticeships published in January 2008.
The consultation document set out the role of the National Apprenticeships Service (NAS) which will become the main organisation responsible for the successful delivery of Apprenticeship provision from April 2009. The document consulted on the role of Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) in supporting Apprenticeship growth and developing high quality Apprenticeship frameworks.
The consultation document set out minimum national requirements for Apprenticeship frameworks, including vocational and transferable skills, off-workstation learning time and minimum entry requirements. The Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England was published at the end of August 2009.
Government response
We consulted on the minimum national requirements for Apprenticeship frameworks, including vocational and transferable skills, off-workstation learning time and minimum entry requirements.
We received a total of 357 responses from a wide range of sources including FE colleges, universities, training providers, employers, Sector Skills Councils, unions and learners.
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