Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

7.  A course providing education (whether or not in preparation for an examination) the standard of which is –

(a)higher than that of courses providing education in preparation for any of the examinations mentioned in paragraph 6(a) or (b) above; but

(b)not higher than that of a first degree course,

and for entry to which a first degree (or equivalent qualification) is not normally required.