The Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2015

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“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);

“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;

“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 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;

“qualified teacher” (“athro cymwysedig neu athrawes gymwysedig”) has the meaning given in section 132(1) of the Education Act 2002(4); and

“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.

(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.

(1)

2004 c. 8.

(2)

S.I. 2015/54 (W. 5).

(3)

1988 c. 40.

(4)

2002 c. 32.