Rules disqualifying certain GCSEs from being used for apprenticeships are ‘overly complex and confusing for students, their parents and providers, and [have] resulted in numerate and literate apprentices having to study English and Maths because SASE deemed their GCSEs out of date or their iGCSEs invalid, ’ according to the body which certifies apprentices.
The move marks the end of a legal battle to abolish the ‘five-year rule’, under which apprentices could only complete their course using GCSEs that were five years old or less.
Last month, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) formally abolished this rule when it published a modified version of the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England (SASE).
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