The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), Apprenticeship funding rules, require that learners receive off the job training within their normal working hours (excluding overtime).
Off the job training must enable learners to achieve the required knowledge, skills and behaviours, as set out in the apprenticeship standards but it cannot include training that is provided by the employer that does not directly link to the standards you are undertaking.
The following guide will assist you in deciding what can and can’t be included: