Date full-time non-advanced education or approved training ended

The date education or training ends is the official leaving date provided by the school, college or training provider.

Full-time non-advanced education
'Full-time' means being taught or supervised for more than an average of 12 hours a week during term time. This can include time spent on work experience if it's part of your child's course of education.

'Non-advanced' education includes:

• GCSEs
• A levels
• International GCSEs (IGCSEs)
• Pre-U
• International Baccalaureate
• National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) level 1, 2 or 3
• BTEC National Diploma, National Certificate and 1st Diploma
• Standard Grade (Scotland)
• SVQ level 1,2 or 3
• Scottish Highers or Scottish Group Awards
• Traineeships as part of 16-19 Study Programmes in England

This not a complete list.

Child Benefit cannot be paid for a child aged 16, 17, 18 or 19 who is in advanced education such as:

• a degree
• any course in preparation for a degree
• NVQ level 4 or above
• BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) or Higher National Certificate (HNC)
• teacher training

This is not a complete list.

Courses provided by an employer are not counted as full-time, non-advanced education.

Approved training

Approved training courses are as follows:

In England

• Access to Apprenticeships

In Scotland

• Employability Fund programmes
• Get Ready for Work (if started before 1 April 2013)

In Wales

• Foundation Apprenticeships
• Traineeships
• Skillbuild/Skillbuild + (if started before 1 August 2011)

In Northern Ireland

• Training for Success: Professional and Technical Training
• Programme Led Apprenticeships (Apprenticeships NI)
• Pathways to Success - Pathways for Young People
• Collaboration and Innovation Programme

Training courses provided by an employer as part of a job contract don't count as approved.