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The 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),
(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.
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