Part V Miscellaneous and general

External qualifications

96 Persons under 19.

(1)

This section applies to a course of education or training—

(a)

which is provided (or proposed to be provided) by or on behalf of a school or institution or employer,

(b)

which leads to F1a relevant qualification, and

(c)

which is provided (or proposed to be provided) for pupils who are of compulsory school age or for pupils who are above that age but have not attained the age of 19.

(2)

Unless the F2relevant qualification is approved under section 98 or 99, the course must not be—

(a)

funded by an authorised body (as defined in section 100), or

(b)

provided by or on behalf of a maintained school.

(3)

In relation to a maintained school, the F3local authority and the governing body must carry out their functions with a view to securing that subsection (2)(b) is not contravened.

(4)

The course mentioned in subsection (1) may be one of two or more components leading to the same qualification.

F4(5)

In this section “a relevant qualification”—

(a)

in relation to England, means a qualification to which Part 7 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 applies;

(b)

in relation to Wales, has the same meaning as in section 30 of the Education Act 1997.

(8)

These are maintained schools—

(a)

a community, foundation or voluntary school;

(b)

a community or foundation special school.

F5(9)

In this section and sections 100 to 102 “local authority” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 (see section 579(1) of that Act).