F1SCHEDULE 2 Courses of Further Education
F2The descriptions of courses of further education referred to in section 3(1) of this Act are the following—
- (a)
a course which prepares students to obtain a vocational qualification which is, or falls within a class, for the time being approved for the purposes of this sub-paragraph by the Secretary of State,
- (b)
a course which prepares students to qualify for—
- (i)
the General Certificate of Secondary Education, or
- (ii)
the General Certificate of Education at Advanced Level or Advanced Supplementary Level (including Special Papers),
- (i)
- (c)
a course for the time being approved for the purposes of this sub-paragraph by the Secretary of State which prepares students for entry to a course of higher education,
- (d)
a course which prepares students for entry to another course falling within paragraphs (a) to (c) above,
- (e)
a course for basic literacy in English,
- (f)
a course to improve the knowledge of English of those for whom English is not the language spoken at home,
- (g)
a course to teach the basic principles of mathematics,
- (h)
in relation to Wales, a course for proficiency or literacy in Welsh,
- (j)
a course to teach independent living and communication skills to persons having learning difficulties which prepares them for entry to another course falling within paragraphs (d) to (h) above.