13   Duties of employers under apprenticeships and traineeships

(1)  The employer of an apprentice or trainee must, in accordance with the relevant training plan, take all reasonable steps:

(a)  to enable the apprentice or trainee to receive the work-based component of the required training, in particular by providing all necessary facilities and opportunities to acquire the competencies of the vocation concerned, and

(b)  to enable the apprentice or trainee to obtain an appropriate qualification for that vocation, in particular:

(i)  by releasing the apprentice or trainee as required for attendance at the relevant registered training organisation, and

(ii)  by liaising with the relevant registered training organisation in relation to the apprentice’s or trainee’s attendance and participation in the training provided by the relevant registered training organisation.

(2)  The employer of an apprentice or trainee must discharge his or her obligations under the apprenticeship or traineeship as an employer of the apprentice or trainee.