Help your learners claim their apprenticeship certificates
Once an apprentice has completed the requirements laid out in the Apprenticeship Frameworks, they’ve earned their certificate. The certificate request will be processed by the training provider, college or organisation offering the Apprenticeship. Here’s the process for claiming certificates, nation by nation.
England
Certificate request process
A new centralised web-based certification request service known as Apprenticeship Certificates England (ACE) came into operation on 6th February 2012. All certificate requests for England now need to come through this central service. e-skills UK will continue to check evidence, issue certificates and process payments. If you have any questions about this change and the process, contact jeannette.armstrong@e-skills.com.
Apprentice certificate request authorisation
For Apprentices who complete their Apprenticeship on or after 13th April 2011 the law requires that they must apply for their own certificate. The application can be facilitated by a training provider or employer, but e-skills UK are required to have evidence that this was done at the request of the Apprentice. In order to provide e-skills UK with this proof, the apprentice needs to sign the apprentice certificate request declaration form (pdf - 452kb) or email the training provider authorising them (a copy of this email will need to be sent in with the request form and the appropriate evidence, payment and the certificate request form).
For Higher Apprenticeship certificate, please use the following
Wales
Complete a certificate claim form and send it to e-skills UK along with the accompanying evidence.
Scotland
In Scotland, you need to:
Northern Ireland
Certification is handled by the Department for Employment and Learning
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