Guidance

Replacement certificates for apprenticeship frameworks

How apprentices can claim replacement certificates.

Applies to England

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Framework enrolments ended on 31 July 2020. The last date on which providers or apprentices could apply for certification by an issuing authority to certify frameworks was 31 March 2025. This includes apprentices who were on a break in learning.

The Department for Education will no longer fund any framework programme or framework completion payments.

Updates to this page

Published 29 March 2023
Last updated 1 May 2025 show all updates
  1. Updated with information on how apprentices can claim replacement certificates. Claims for first certificates for apprenticeship frameworks closed on 1 April 2025.

  2. Added further information about the closure of apprenticeship frameworks.

  3. First published.

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