The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011

Designated part-time courses

139.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), a part-time course is designated for the purposes of section 22(1) of the 1998 Act and regulation 137 if—

(a) it is a course mentioned in Schedule 2, other than a course for the initial training of teachers which—

(i) began before 1st September 2010; or

(ii) begins on or after 1st September 2010 where the student transfers to the current course pursuant to regulation 7 from a course for the initial training of teachers which began before 1st September 2010;

(b) it is of at least one academic year’s duration;

(c) it is ordinarily possible to complete the course in not more than—

(i) twice the period ordinarily required to complete the full-time equivalent where the course began before 1st September 2012; or

(ii) four times the period ordinarily required to complete the full-time equivalent where the course begins on or after 1st September 2012;

(d) it is wholly provided by a publicly funded educational institution or institutions in the United Kingdom or is provided by such institution or institutions in conjunction with an institution or institutions outside the United Kingdom;

(e) for a course beginning on or after 1st September 2012 which falls within paragraph 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 or 8 of Schedule 2, it leads to an award granted or to be granted by a body falling within section 214(2)(a) or (b) of the Education Reform Act 1988(1).

(f) it is not designated by or under regulation 5; and

(g) it is not designated under regulation 122.

(2) In paragraph (1)(e), “award” means any degree, diploma, certificate or other academic award or distinction.

(3) A course falling within paragraph 7 or 8 of Schedule 2 is not a designated part-time course where the governing body of a maintained school or Academy has arranged for the provision of such a course to a pupil of the school or Academy.

(4) A course that is taken as part of an employment-based teacher training scheme is not a designated part-time course.

(5) A first degree course is not a designated part-time course where—

(a) it leads to the award of a professional qualification;

(b) a first degree (or equivalent qualification) would normally be required for entry to a course leading to the award of that professional qualification; and

(c) the current course begins on or after 1st September 2009.

(6) For the purposes of paragraph (1)—

(a) a course is provided by an institution if it provides the teaching and supervision which comprise the course, whether or not the institution has entered into an agreement with the student to provide the course;

(b) a university and any constituent college or institution in the nature of a college of a university is to be regarded as publicly funded if either the university or the constituent college or institution is publicly funded; and

(c) an institution is not to be regarded as publicly funded by reason only that it receives public funds from the governing body of a higher education institution in accordance with section 65(3A) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992(2).

(7) For the purposes of section 22 of the 1998 Act and regulation 137(1) the Secretary of State may designate courses of higher education which are not designated by paragraph (1).

(1)

1988 c.40. Section 214(2) was amended by the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c.13), section 93 and Schedule 8.

(2)

1992 c.13; section 65(3A) was inserted by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c.30), section 27.