The Apprenticeships (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/599) reduce the minimum duration of the practical period of apprenticeships in England from 12 to eight months.
The Regulations allow apprentices undertaking specified apprenticeship standards to move between different arrangements throughout their apprenticeship.
We look at the challenges that local authorities face in meeting the public sector apprenticeship target, alongside the opportunities that apprenticeships can present for local government employers.