Is an apprenticeship tertiary education?

Hi,
Our CO states my that ex pays maintenance to our two kids until they 'graduate from tertiary education'. This he did for eldest's BA and is now voluntarily continuing for her MA but will not support our youngest who is doing a 3 year apprenticeship. He says it doesn't count.
(If it is important to know, the eldest received full loans for both degrees and also had a job, the youngest is on minimum wage and really struggling (away from home/paying rent)
Thank you!

I doubt it would count. Education in this context is considered as full-time education. An apprenticeship is paid work with training which is not the same thing.

Charles

For CMS purposes an apprenticeship isn’t education and you’ll no longer qualify for Child Benefit so it is unlikely that the court order will cover it.

Thank you both Charles, and Wyspecial. I had a feeling that your replies would be the answer. It's just sad to me that one child is so favoured and the other unhelped because of wording. (CMS has no sway here - this arrangment for the children to continue to recieve some support as they got on their feet was in lieu of me getting any SM. I'm wishing I'd taken the SM - I would have given it to them more fairly!)
But thank you
Cat