Following the Department for Education’s announcement on Tuesday (11th February 2025) to remove the mandatory requirement for apprentices over the age of 19 at the start of their Apprenticeship training to complete Level 2 English and Maths as part of their apprenticeship, as an Awarding Organisation offering Functional Skills, there are some key points for you to consider as one of our approved Functional Skills Providers.
While we appreciate the finer details are yet to be confirmed and the changes will mean different things for individual organisations, please ensure that any apprentices you currently have registered who will no longer be completing Functional Skills, are withdrawn from their registrations. We remain committed to delivering high-quality assessments that help apprentices meet these essential standards and fully equip them for future life and work.
Once we have been provided with further details, we will of course keep you updated with any changes that may be needed to our operational processes and ways of working.
Open Awards will be providing assessment services to training providers and employers, which can be tailored to meet sector and employer specifications. Please contact us for more information.
Should you have any queries or questions, please contact our customer service team on 0151-494-2072.