PART 5

DESIGNATION OF OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Designation of other qualifications
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1
Qualifications Wales may, on application under subsection (2), designate a form of qualification under this section.
2
An application under this subsection is an application by a recognised body to Qualifications Wales for a form of qualification—
a
offered by it, and
b
in respect of which it is recognised,
to be designated under this section.
3
Qualifications Wales may not designate a form of qualification under this section unless it is satisfied that the following conditions are met.
4
The conditions are that—
a
it would be appropriate for a course of education or training that is within section 34(2) and that leads to the award of the form of qualification to be publicly funded, and
b
it is currently appropriate, with a view to permitting that public funding, to designate the form of qualification under this section rather than approve it under Part 4.
5
For the purposes of subsection (4)(a) a course of education or training is publicly funded if it is funded by the Welsh Ministers or a local authority in Wales, or provided by or on behalf of a maintained school in Wales (within the meaning given by section 34(12)).
6
The reference in subsection (4)(a) to a course of education or training is a reference to a specific course of education or training or to such courses generally.
7
In this Part, references to a section 29 designation are to a designation of a form of a qualification under this section.