Amendment of Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 20082
1
Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 20082 is amended as follows.
2
In section 3 (meaning of “level 3 qualification”)—
a
in subsection (1)—
i
omit “external”, the first time it appears; and
ii
for “an external qualification” substitute “a qualification”;
b
in subsection (3)—
i
for “Qualifications and Curriculum Authority” substitute “Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (in this Part referred to as “Ofqual”)”; and
ii
for “the Authority” substitute “Ofqual”; and
c
omit subsection (4).
3
In section 6 (meaning of “relevant training or education”)—
a
in subsection (1) for “an accredited qualification” substitute “a regulated qualification”; and
b
for subsection (2) substitute—
2
“Regulated qualification” has the same meaning as in Part 7 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (see section 130 of that Act).
4
In section 8 (meaning of “sufficient relevant training or education”)—
a
in subsection (2)(b) for the words from “an accredited qualification” to the end substitute “a form of a regulated qualification to which that number of hours of guided learning has been assigned.”; and
b
in subsection (3)—
i
omit the definition of “accredited qualification”;
ii
for the definition of “assigned” substitute—
“assigned” means assigned by a recognised body in accordance with section 145 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009;
iii
after the definition of “assigned” insert—
“regulated qualification” has the same meaning as in Part 7 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (see section 130 of that Act).