Guidance

Apprenticeships: subcontracting

Using subcontractors in the delivery of apprenticeships, with some illustrative examples.

From:
Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency
Published
10 April 2018
Last updated
20 July 2022 鈥� See all updates

Applies to England

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The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025. All activity has moved to the Department for Education (DfE). You should continue to follow this guidance.

This publication provides policy context, clarification of key terminology and some illustrative examples around the use of subcontractors in the delivery of apprenticeships. You should read this guidance alongside the apprenticeship funding and performance management rules.

Updates to this page

Published 10 April 2018
Last updated 20 July 2022 show all updates

  1. Updated version of using subcontractors in the delivery of apprenticeships added.

  2. Updated to reflect relevant amendments made in version 1 of the 2018 to 2019 apprenticeship funding rules.

  3. First published.

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