Speaking at the ALP's annual conference in Nottingham, Martin Dunford told delegates that changes to the education system would be complicated to put into practice.
In the past, providers worked with the Learning and Skills Council to provide courses for young people.
But from April 2010 they will be expected to liaise with the Young People's Learning Agency, the Skills Funding Agency and the National Apprenticeship Service.
Martin Dunford said this would create confusion for providers.
He said: "I do wonder how many opportunities for young people will be lost while the halting, inconsistent, and in some instances chaotic implementation of these machinery of government changes takes place."
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