Regulation 4(1)(a)
1. A first degree course other than a course referred to in paragraph 4.
2. A course for the Diploma of Higher Education.
3. A course for the Higher National Diploma or Higher National Certificate of–
(a) the Business & Technician Education Council; or
(b) the Scottish Qualifications Authority.
4. A course for the initial training for teachers, including such a course leading to a first degree.
5. A course for the further training of teachers or youth and community workers.
6. A course in preparation for a professional examination of a standard higher than that of–
(a) examinations at advanced level for the General Certificate of Education or the examination at higher level for the Scottish Certificate of Education; or
(b) the examination for the National Certificate or the National Diploma of either of the bodies mentioned in paragraph 3,
not being a course for entry to which a first degree (or equivalent qualification) is normally required.
7. A course providing education (whether or not in preparation for an examination) the standard of which is–
(a) higher than that of courses providing education in preparation for any of the examinations mentioned in paragraph (6)(a) or (b) above, but
(b) not higher than that of a first degree course,
and for entry to which a first degree (or equivalent qualification) is not normally required.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations consolidate the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/200) and certain amending instruments which are revoked with transitional provisions by the Education (Graduate Endowment, Student Fees and Support) (Scotland) Revocation Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/148).
In addition to minor and drafting alterations, these Regulations provide definitions of “EEA state”, “employment” (including “employed”) and “parent” (including “child”). Regulation 8 allows the Scottish Ministers to impose a condition on a student to provide them with that student’s United Kingdom national insurance number and regulation 9 also sets out in more detail the information to be provided to the Scottish Ministers.
Tables of Derivations and Destinations have been prepared identifying individual regulations in these Regulations with the equivalent provisions in the superseded Regulations and vice versa. Copies of the Tables may be obtained from the Scottish Executive, Higher Education and Learner Support Division, Europa Building, 450 Argyle Street Glasgow, G2 8LG. The Tables have been prepared to assist readers of the Regulations and do not have any legal effect.