CBTM07024 – Prescribed conditions for a child or qualifying young person: Education and training condition – Meaning of 'approved training'

Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006, regulation 1, (3)

‘Approved training’ means arrangements made by the Government:

• in relation to England arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Employment & Training Act 1973, known as 'Entry to Employment' or 'Programme Led Apprenticeships'.
• in relation to Wales arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Employment & Training Act 1973, known as 'Skillbuild', 'Skillbuild+' or 'Foundation Modern Apprenticeships'
• in relation to Scotland made by the Scottish Ministers under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973, or by Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise under section 2 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990, known as 'Get ready for work', 'Skillseekers' or 'Modern Apprenticeships'.
• in relation to Northern Ireland, made by the Department for Employment and Learning under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950, known as 'Access' or 'Training for Success: Professional and Technical Training'.
• any corresponding provisions operated in another EEA member state

Trainees in the 'Job Ready’ strand of ‘Training for Success’ in Northern Ireland will be unwaged - i.e. they will be in approved training not provided by a contract of employment. The ‘Job Ready’ strand comprises of 4 components in respect of which unwaged trainees may participate. These components are:

1. Personal Development
   
   
2. Skills for Work (level 1)
   
   
3. Employability Skills
   
   
4. Pre-apprenticeships.
   
   

The ‘Training for Success’ ‘Job Ready’ provision will be included in the Child Benefit Regulations in due course, but from 3rd of September 2007 this will be treated as included to enable families of young people participating in the Programme to continue to receive Child Benefit.

Unwaged trainees who are currently participating on the ‘Jobskills Traineeships’, now replaced by the 'Training for Success: Professional and Technical Training', will continue on that programme until they complete their period of training or become employed .