It is understood that Business Secretary Vince Cable has agreed in principle to delete the controversial ‘five year rule’, which limits the GCSEs which can be used to complete an apprenticeship to those which were achieved within the five years before starting.
Ross Midgley, of training provider PBD, launched a judicial review over the issue in October, saying the move was ‘unlawful’ and a hangover from outdated rules about apprentices needing GCSEs with enhanced functional content, which no longer apply.
He has now called the Government’s offer a ‘significant concession’ and agreed to suspend his case at the High Court for six months.
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