Question: What happens to my apprenticeship if I take unpaid leave?

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:
Discusses how to handle breaks in apprenticeship learning, but doesn't specifically discuss unpaid leave.
While the document cuts off before giving the specifics that the requester is looking for this answer at least gives them an idea of what to do regarding their interrupted apprenticeship.

Reviewer ratings:
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Excellent

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 asking me to take a period of unpaid leave. What happens to my apprenticeship during that time?
section_content: Many employers who had planned to ask employees to take unpaid leave during
this period will now be able to access the government’s Coronavirus Job
Retention Scheme and receive financial support to keep you employed. You
should speak to your employer about this to understand whether you are still
being asked to take unpaid leave or if your status is now considered to be
furloughed. There is a section on furloughed apprentices in this document.
If you are still being asked to take unpaid leave, then you can take a break
from your apprenticeship and resume when you return to work. Please get in
touch with your training provider, who will inform us of a break in learning.
Once you are back at work you can resume your apprenticeship, which your
training provider can help with too. You should refer any queries around terms
and conditions, including wages, to your employer in the first instance.
ACAS may also be a good source of information.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Apprenticeships are mentioned in the 3rd paragraph and there is a link following it for ACAS that could help the requester out.
Specifically discusses what apprentices should do if they're asked to take unpaid leave.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Excellent

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 assessment frequently asked questions
I am on a fixed-term contract which would ordinarily have given enough time to complete the training and the EPA. If the training is delayed, and I have not completed my EPA before I leave employment, can I do the EPA afterwards?
section_content: You must be employed when you are taking your EPA, so where a break in
learning has been necessary, and the planned end-date for your apprenticeship
has had to move back, please speak to your employer and training provider. We
would expect them to work with you to reschedule your training which may also
include reviewing your apprenticeship agreement and commitment statement. We
will keep this under review as the situation evolves.
*[EPA]: end-point assessment

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Answer is rather noncommittal but does leave it open for requester to speak with their employer to reach a satisfactory resolution for both parties.
Discusses breaks in learning, but doesn't specifically mention unpaid leave.

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Acceptable