Paragraph 28 I1

Section 98 (approved qualifications: England) is amended as follows.

Before subsection (3) insert—

“(2B)

A qualification may be approved only if—

(a)

the conditions mentioned in subsection (2C) are satisfied in relation to the qualification, or

(b)

the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation is consulted before the approval is given.

(2C)

The conditions are that—

(a)

the qualification is a regulated qualification within the meaning of Part 7 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, and

(b)

if the qualification is subject to the accreditation requirement (within the meaning of Chapter 2 of that Part), it is accredited under section 139 of that Act.”

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