The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments to Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008) Order 2013

• Citation: S.I. 2013/1242
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

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.

Section 2 Amendment of Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008

(1) Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 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).