2.—(1) In these Regulations—
[F1“the 1998 Act” (“Deddf 1998”) means the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998;]
“the 2004 Act” (“Deddf 2004”) means the Higher Education Act 2004(1);
“the 2015 Act” (“Deddf 2015”) means the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015;
“the 2015 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2015”) means the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2015(2);
[F2“the 2017 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2017”) means the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017;]
[F2“the 2018 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2018”) means the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018;]
“course for the initial training of teachers” (“cwrs ar gyfer hyfforddiant cychwynnol athrawon”) includes such a course leading to a first degree;
“course of higher education” (“cwrs addysg uwch”) means a course falling within paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the Education Reform Act 1988(3);
“end-on course” (“cwrs penben”) has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the 2015 Regulations [F3or regulation 2(1) of the 2017 Regulations];
“equivalent or lower qualification” (“cymhwyster cyfwerth neu is”) means a qualification determined by the Welsh Ministers in accordance with paragraph (2) to be an equivalent or lower qualification;
“preceding course” (“cwrs blaenorol”) means a course mentioned in paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations [F4, a course mentioned in paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2017 Regulations] or a course for a foundation degree or a course for the initial training of teachers which (disregarding any intervening vacation) a person ceases to attend immediately before beginning to attend an end-on course;
[F1“publicly-funded” (“yn cael ei gyllido’n gyhoeddus”) means maintained or assisted by recurrent grants out of public funds;]
“qualified teacher” (“athro cymwysedig neu athrawes gymwysedig”) has the meaning given in section 132(1) of the Education Act 2002(4); and
[F5“single course” (“cwrs sengl”) means a course to which—
regulation 5(6) of the 2015 Regulations applies and which falls within the description of a course in that regulation;
regulation 5(6) of the 2017 Regulations applies and which falls within the description of a course in that regulation; or
regulation 6(4) of the 2018 Regulations applies and which falls within the description of a course in regulation 6(3) of the 2018 Regulations.]
(2) The Welsh Ministers may determine that a qualification is an equivalent or lower qualification if—
(a)the person holds a higher education qualification from an institution in the United Kingdom; and
(b)the qualification referred to in sub-paragraph (a) is of an academic level which is equivalent to or higher than a qualification to which the current course leads.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (26.3.2016) by The Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/276), regs. 1(1), 3
F2Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (30.7.2018) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/814), regs. 1(2), 47(a)
F3Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (30.7.2018) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/814), regs. 1(2), 47(b)
F4Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (30.7.2018) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/814), regs. 1(2), 47(c)
F5Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (30.7.2018) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/814), regs. 1(2), 47(d)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 2 in force at 31.7.2015, see reg. 1(1)