PART 10SUPPORT FOR FULL-TIME DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES

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1

A course is designated for the purposes of Article 3(1) of the Order and regulation 105 if it is designated by the Department under this regulation.

2

Subject to paragraph (4), the Department may designate a course under this regulation if in the Department’s opinion—

a

the course is mentioned in Schedule 3 other than a course for the initial training of teachers;

b

the course is a full-time course;

c

the course is of at least one academic year’s duration; and

d

students undertaking the course in the United Kingdom are not required to be in attendance on it by the institution or institutions providing the course.

3

For the purposes of determining whether the requirement in paragraph (2)(d) is satisfied the Department may disregard—

a

any requirement imposed by the institution or institutions providing the course to attend any institution for the purposes of—

i

registration or enrolment;

ii

an examination;

b

any requirement imposed by the institution or institutions providing the course to attend any institution on a weekend F1, from time to time during the week or during any vacation;

c

any period of attendance at the institution or institutions providing the course which a student may but is not required to complete by that institution or those institutions.

4

The Department may not designate a course as a designated distance learning course if—

a

it falls within paragraph 7 or 8 of Schedule 3; and

b

the governing body of a school has arranged for the provision of the course to a pupil of the school.

5

A first degree course is not a designated course where—

a

it leads to the award of a professional qualification;

b

a first degree (or equivalent qualification) would normally be required for entry to a course leading to the award of that professional qualification; and

c

the current course begins on or after 1st September 2009.

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The Department may revoke or suspend the designation of a course which is designated under this regulation.