The government has paused starts on 18 of the 78 apprenticeships that have no approved end-point assessment organisation.
Banners have been placed on the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education’s web page for each standard the new rule applies to, which are mostly unused apprenticeships including assistant puppet maker, historic environment advisor, and storyboard artist.
The apprenticeships quango claimed there are “no apprentices currently on programme” for those that are subject to the pause.
However, Department for Education data shows there were 10 starts on the 18-month specialist rescue operative standard in the first three quarters of 2022/23, and some on the 24-month knitted product manufacturing technician apprenticeship.
