Part 4The Chief Executive of Skills Funding

Chapter 1Establishment and main duties

Education and training for persons aged 19 or over etc.

I188Learning aims for persons aged 19 or over: payment of tuition fees

1

Functions under this Part must be exercised by the Chief Executive so as to secure that a course of study for a qualification to which F1paragraph 1(a) or (b) of Schedule 5 applies is free to a person falling within subsection (2) if it is provided for the person by virtue of facilities whose provision is secured under section 87.

2

A person falls within this subsection if, at the time of starting the course in question, the person—

a

is aged 19 or over,

b

does not have the qualification in question or one (including one awarded by a person outside England) which appears to the Chief Executive to be at a comparable or higher level, and

c

satisfies such conditions as may be specified in regulations.

F22A

Functions under this Part must be exercised by the Chief Executive so as to secure that a course of study for a qualification to which paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 5 applies is free to a person falling within subsection (4) if it is provided for the person by virtue of facilities whose provision is secured under section 87.

3

Functions under this Part must be exercised by the Chief Executive so as to secure that a course of study for a qualification to which paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 applies is free to a person falling within subsection (4) if it is provided for the person by virtue of facilities whose provision is secured under section 86.

4

A person falls within this subsection if, at the time of starting the course in question, the person—

a

is aged at least 19 but less than F324 ,

b

does not have the qualification in question or one (including one awarded by a person outside England) which appears to the Chief Executive to be at a comparable or higher level, and

c

satisfies such conditions as may be specified in regulations.

5

The Secretary of State may by order—

a

amend subsection (2)(a) by substituting a different age for the age for the time being referred to;

b

amend subsection (4)(a) by substituting a different age for either of the ages for the time being referred to.

6

For the purposes of this section, a course is free to a person if no tuition fees in respect of the provision of the course for the person are payable by a person other than—

a

the Chief Executive, or

b

a body specified by order by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section.

7

In subsection (6) “tuition fees”, in relation to a course, means—

a

the fees charged in respect of the course by the person providing it, and

b

such fees in respect of other matters relating to the course (such as undergoing a preliminary assessment or sitting an examination) as may be specified in regulations.