10.—(1) The following courses are hereby designated
(a)a first degree course, that is to say–
(i)a course provided by an establishment for a first degree of a university or for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine or an equivalent degree;
(ii)a course provided by an establishment of further education for a first degree of the Council for National Academic Awards;
(iii)a course provided either by the Cranfield Institute of Technology or by the Cranfield Information Technology Institute for a first degree of the former;
(iv)an international course, that is to say a course provided by an establishment in the United Kingdom in conjunction with a university, college or other institution in another country for a first degree of a university or of the Council for National Academic Awards;
(b)a Dip HE course, that is to say–
(i)a course provided by an establishment for the Diploma of Higher Education;
(ii)a course provided by an establishment for the Diploma of Higher Education or a first degree as the student may elect after the commencement of the course;
(c)a course provided by an establishment of further education for the Higher National Diploma, or the Higher National Diploma of the Business & Technician Education Council;
(d)a course of initial training for teachers, that is to say–
(i)a course for the initial training of teachers (other than a course for the degree of Bachelor of Education) provided by an establishment;
(ii)a part-time course of teacher training, involving not less than 3 days' attendance a week during the course, for the time being designated for the purposes of this provision by the Secretary of State;
(iii)any other course of teacher training, whether part-time or partly full-time and partly part-time, for the time being so designated;
(e)a course comparable to a first degree course, that is to say–
(i)a course of at last 3 academic years' duration provided by a university for a certificate, diploma or other academic award; or
(ii)a course for the time being designated for the purposes of this provision by the Secretary of State.
(2) In this regulation references to an establishment and an establishment of further education do not include references to establishments of further education which are neither maintained nor assisted by recurrent grants out of public funds.