1. Have been ordinarily resident in the UK for the last three years1;
2. Are eligible to work in the UK;
3. Work in England for at least 50% of their working hours;
4. Work under a contract of service that is not expected to terminate before the planned end of the apprentice’s period of apprenticeship (including End-Point Assessment);
5. Are paid through PAYE by ourselves or a connected company (as defined by HMRC);
6. Either have no additional needs eligible for funding under the Apprenticeship funding rules, or that those needs have been separately identified and communicated to Cherith Simmons Learning and Development LLP;
7. Has a valid Apprenticeship Agreement (the legal contract between Employer and Apprentice) in place;
8. Understand that their Apprenticeship programme will last more than one year;
9. Are expecting to spend at least 6 working-time hours a week engaged in off-the-job training throughout the duration of their apprenticeship2.