Regulation 4 Higher education coursesI1

Northern Ireland

A “higher education course” means any of the following courses, delivered by CAFRE—

(a)

at undergraduate level—

(i)

a course for a Higher National Diploma or Higher National Certificate of—

(aa)

the Business & Technology Education Council; or

(bb)

F1Qualifications Scotland;

(ii)

a Certificate in Higher Education course;

(iii)

a Foundation Degree course;

(iv)

an extended Foundation Degree course; or

(v)

a Bachelor’s Degree course;

(b)

at postgraduate level—

(i)

a Postgraduate Certificate course;

(ii)

a Postgraduate Diploma course; or

(iii)

a Master’s Degree course.

Annotations

F1: Words in reg. 4(a)(i)(bb) substituted (1.2.2026) by The Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1350), art. 1(4), Sch. para. 21(2); S.S.I. 2026/2, Sch. Pt. 1