Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022

12 Technical education qualifications: minor and consequential amendments

(1) The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 is amended as set out in subsections (2) to (9).

(2) After section ZA8 insert—

“ZA8A Interpretation of Chapter ZA1

In this Chapter, the following terms have the same meanings as in Chapter A1—

• technical education qualification (see section A12(1));

• approved technical education qualification (see section A12(1));

• approved steps towards occupational competence (see section A2D4(5));

• published occupation (see section A12(1)).”

(3) In section A2D3 (as renumbered by section 13: approved technical education qualifications)—

(a) in subsection (1), after “qualification” insert “under this section”;

(b) omit subsection (2);

(c) omit subsections (8) to (13);

(d) for the heading substitute “Technical education certificate: approval of technical education qualifications”.

(4) In section A2D10 (as renumbered by section 13: directions), for “section A2DA or A2DB” substitute “sections A2D2 to A2D9 or A2IB”.

(5) In section A2HA (list of technical education qualifications)—

(a) after subsection (1), insert—

“(1A) For each qualification, the list must indicate whether (in conjunction with any steps determined under section A2D4) it could lead to the issue of a technical education certificate.”;

(b) in subsection (2)(a), for “the standards” substitute “any standards”.

(6) In section 100 (funding), in subsection (5), in the definition of “approved technical education qualification”, for “A2DA” substitute “A12(1)”.

(7) In section 121 (interpretation of Part 4), in subsection (1)—

(a) in the definition of “approved technical education qualification”, for “A2DA” substitute “A12”;

(b) in the definition of “technical education qualification”, for “A2DA” substitute “A12”.

(8) In section 122 (sharing of information for education and training purposes), in subsection (5)(ba), for “the IfA” substitute “the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education”.

(9) In paragraph 9(2) of Schedule A1 (exercise of Institute’s functions)—

(a) after “sections” insert “ZA2A,”;

(b) for “A2DA, A2DB” substitute “A2D2 to A2D9”;

(c) for “A2IA” substitute “A2IB”.

(10) In section 42B of the Education Act 1997 (information about technical education: access to English schools), in subsection (10), for “A2DA” substitute “A2D3 or A2D5”.