The Education (Student Loans for Tuition Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2006

Regulation 4(1)(a)

SCHEDULE 2DESIGNATED COURSE

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1.  A first degree course other than a course referred to in paragraph 4.

2.  A course for the Diploma of Higher Education.

3.  A course for the Higher National Diploma or Higher National Certificate of the Business & Technician Education Council.

4.  A course for the initial training for teachers, including such a course leading to a first degree.

5.  A course for the further training of teachers or youth and community workers.

6.  A course in preparation for a professional examination of a standard higher than that of–

(a)examinations at advanced level for the General Certificate of Education; or

(b)the examination for the National Certificate or the National Diploma of the body mentioned in paragraph 3,

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

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), 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.