‘- To provide a route to buying Apprenticeship training and assessment that complies with Public Contract Regulations (2015).
– To provide a route that aligns with the Department for Education (DFE) funding requirements.
– To ensure only those providers who meet the standards expected by Manchester City Council building on the minimum standards set by the Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register (APAR) deliver apprenticeships.
– To create a system that allows the authority easy and speedy access to Apprenticeship training and assessment providers.
– To create a system that allows additional Apprenticeship training and assessment providers to join at any time as the authority’s requirements change