Why does the Training Contract still nominate a time for completion?
Training Contracts will continue to include a notional completion date, termed a ‘nominal duration’. The nominal duration assists the planning process for apprenticeships. However, under competency based completion this duration is not binding. Some apprentices will complete earlier, some later than the nominal duration. The actual end date for the contract is whatever is the date that the employer confirms in writing that the apprentice has demonstrated in the workplace the final competencies required for the qualification. If the apprentice needs time to achieve competency beyond the nominal duration, the contract can be extended on the agreement of all parties.
