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6.—(1) A qualifying course is a course of full-time higher education which leads to a qualification equal to, or higher than—
(a)a Regulated Qualifications Framework level 4 qualification;
(b)a Framework for Higher Education Qualifications level 4 qualification.
(2) The “Regulated Qualifications Framework” means the framework launched by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation on 1 October 2015.
(3) The “Framework for Higher Education Qualifications” means the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications of UK Degree–Awarding Bodies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland first published in 2001 by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.
(4) A “full-time” course is one which the designated institution at which the eligible student is enrolled considers to be such a course.
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