Question: What will happen with apprenticeship training programs and when your practice is working from home can we count anything to do is off job training

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Guidance for apprentices, employers, training providers, end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs) and external quality assurance providers about changes to apprenticeships due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
section_headers: Apprenticeship training frequently asked questions
I am having to move critical worker staff into different and/or business critical roles that aren’t related to their apprenticeship. What happens to their apprenticeship if they can’t continue training?
section_content: Apprenticeship training must be linked to the job role that the individual is
undertaking. Where this link is broken temporarily, it is our goal that
apprentices can promptly resume their apprenticeship and continue to
successful completion of EPA at a future date. Funding rules currently state
that a break in learning must be initiated by the apprentice. Employers and
training providers can now temporarily also report and initiate a break in
learning where the interruption to learning is greater than 4 weeks. This
guidance document sets out what employers and training providers need to do
when breaks in learning are more or less than 4 weeks, and if that break
commences during or after March.
*[EPA]: end-point assessment

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Has some information about how to handle disruptions to apprenticeships but lacks detail.
There is a good amount of information here.  The info is about the apprenticeship program, but it doesn't talk about working from home in the program.

Reviewer ratings:
Could be Improved
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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Guidance for apprentices, employers, training providers, end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs) and external quality assurance providers about changes to apprenticeships due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
section_headers: Apprenticeship training frequently asked questions
My employer is enforcing a work from home policy and my classroom provision has been withdrawn. What are my options?
section_content: If you are unable to attend scheduled learning events, there are several
options available to you:

your training provider may provide digital or distance learning
you can take a short pause if it is likely your apprenticeship can resume in less than 4 weeks and you will still be able to complete your apprenticeship by the planned end-date
you can take a formal break in learning of 4 weeks or more which your training provider should report to the ESFA and will result in the planned end-date of your apprenticeship being re-planned upon returning to learning, to take into consideration the duration of your break

Please talk to your employer and training provider to agree the appropriate
steps for your circumstances.
*[ESFA]: Education and Skills Funding Agency

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Has information about how on the job learning can be handled during the pandemic.
This answer really isn't about the program at all.  I don't see how it could be helpful.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Guidance for apprentices, employers, training providers, end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs) and external quality assurance providers about changes to apprenticeships due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
section_headers: Apprenticeship training frequently asked questions
When an apprentice is working from home, can we count anything they do as off-the-job training?
section_content: Off-the-job training is a statutory requirement for an English apprenticeship.
It is training which is received by the apprentice during the apprentice’s
normal working hours, for the purpose of achieving the knowledge, skills and
behaviours of the approved apprenticeship referenced in the apprenticeship
agreement.
All off-the-job training must be directly relevant to the apprenticeship, but
this can now be delivered more flexibly, including remote working.
Employers may set employees training tasks when they’re working from home, but
where these are not directly linked to the apprenticeship, it cannot be
classed as off-the-job training.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Has general information about on-the-job training, but doesn't address how it will work during the pandemic.
There is a good amount of information here.  The info appears to be on topic about the apprenticeship program.

Reviewer ratings:
Could be Improved
Acceptable