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DateOfBirth_46: The planned duration of the programme does not reach the required minimum duration for an apprenticeship standard

Funding year2026–27Official text onlyImported fromILR validation rules 2026 to 2027, 19 September 2026See the sourceReport an issue

Official rule text

For aims starting on or after 1 August 2016, that are apprenticeships where FM = 81 or 36 and a programme aim, and if the learner is 16 or over, then the minimum duration of the apprenticeship must be 365 days or more

The official wording, as published in ILR validation rules 2026 to 2027 for 2026–27 and imported on 19 September 2026. Check the source for the current version.

Fields named in the official data

Learner.DateOfBirthLearningDelivery.AimTypeLearningDelivery.LearnStartDateLearningDelivery.LearnPlanEndDateLearningDelivery.FundModelLearningDelivery.ProgTypeLearningDeliveryFAM.LearnDelFAMType

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Sources

The official text on this page was imported from this source on 19 September 2026. The status shown is our source monitor's, which watches the document for later changes.

ILR validation rules 2026 to 2027 (opens in a new tab)

Department for EducationOfficial technical document2026–27Checked recentlyLast checked 24 October 2026

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