This is an employment right for all 16 and 17 year olds who are not in education and who have not got a level 2 qualification such as 5 GCSE's at grade C, NVQ 2 or GNVQ Intermediate.

Time For Study is an entitlement to paid time off to study or train for approved qualifications. Time off is likely to be 1 day a week or less, or even a few hours training in the workplace per week. Study can take place at a college, a training company, in the workplace, with another employer, or a mixture of the above.

Connexions Personal Advisers can help your child talk to their employers about Time For Study, and to decide what qualifications to aim for.