2013 No. 1242
The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments to Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008) Order 2013
Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 265(1) and (2) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 20091.
In accordance with section 262(6) of that Act a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments to Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008) Order 2013 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
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).
(This note is not part of the Order)