Withdrawal of apprenticeship frameworks

A list of the #apprenticeship frameworks, and the date when @IfATechEd will withdraw them, as part of the apprenticeship reform programme 

The government will move from apprenticeship frameworks to standards by 2020. We can now confirm that all frameworks will be withdrawn by 2020 to 2021 academic year, as we expect that employers and providers will have completed the transition by this date.

The last date for new apprentices to start for all remaining live apprenticeship frameworks will be 31 July 2020. From 1 August 2020 all new learners must start on new, employer-designed standards.

Existing apprentices on frameworks will still be able to complete the framework, providing they started on or before 31 July 2020. It is our intention that these learners complete their apprenticeship framework by 31 July 2025 (accounting for any breaks in learning).

This announcement does not remove the power of issuing authorities (IAs) to withdraw frameworks when they believe that they are no longer needed.

We have published guidance above named, ‘Withdrawal of frameworks – guidance for Issuing Authorities’ to help IAs manage the withdrawal of frameworks and give adequate notice to the sector their frameworks have historically served.

We encourage employers and providers to let IAs know when they think that frameworks have become redundant.

You can see which IAs manage which frameworks on the apprenticeship framework delivery list.

Published 2 March 2016
Last updated 7 July 2020 + show all updates

1. 7 July 2020

   Updated information about the withdrawal of apprenticeship frameworks on 1 August 2020.

2. 2 May 2019

   We have added a statement confirming that all frameworks will be withdrawn by 2020 to 2021 academic year…

3. 30 October 2018

   Updated apprenticeship framework delivery list.

4. 22 October 2018

   Updated apprenticeship framework delivery list.

5. 4 October 2018

   Updated apprenticeship framework delivery list.
6. 12 September 2018

   We have published the updated version of the apprenticeship framework delivery list.

7. 29 May 2018

   Published updated version of apprenticeship framework delivery list.

8. 14 May 2018

   Published the updated version of apprenticeship framework delivery list.

9. 24 January 2018

   Updated information on apprenticeship framework withdrawals.

10. 20 December 2017

    Updated apprenticeship framework delivery list.

11. 8 November 2017

    Published guidance for Issuing Authorities.

12. 3 October 2017

    Updated apprenticeship framework delivery list.

13. 13 September 2017

    Updated information about the latest batch of apprenticeship withdrawals.

14. 2 August 2017

    Updated information about the latest batch of apprenticeship withdrawals.

15. 20 March 2017

    Updated list of apprenticeship frameworks that will be withdrawn for new starts.

16. 22 February 2017

    We are asking for feedback on the withdrawal of the fourth batch of apprenticeship frameworks.

17. 4 January 2017

    Updated list of apprenticeship frameworks to be removed as part of the apprenticeship reform programme.

18. 6 July 2016

    Added information about the consultation on the withdrawal of the third batch of apprenticeship frameworks.

19. 25 May 2016

    We have now published a second batch of 60 apprenticeship frameworks that we will withdraw for new starts from 1 December 2016. These frameworks had a low number of reported starts in the 2014 to 2015 and the 2015 to 2016 funding years or have provision covered by developing apprenticeship standards. This change will not affect those apprentices currently completing their apprenticeship on these frameworks.

20. 2 March 2016

    First published.