{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009/section-A2HA",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009/section-A2HA.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/22",
  "legislation_title": "Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009",
  "path": "section/A2HA",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "A2HA",
  "heading": "List of technical education qualifications",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State must maintain a list of approved technical education qualifications.\n(1A) For each qualification, the list must indicate whether (in conjunction with any steps determined under section A2D4) it could lead to the issue of a technical education certificate.\n(2) The list must include information for the purpose of enabling people to refer, in relation to each qualification, to—\n(a) any standards published under section ZA11 for the occupations in respect of which the qualification is approved, and\n(b) any statement of steps published under section A2D4 in relation to those occupations.\n(3) The Secretary of State must ensure that the list is available free of charge.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 1 Ch. A1 inserted (26.3.2015 for specified purposes, 26.5.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(2)(e), Sch. 1 para. 1 (with Sch. 1 para. 28); S.I. 2015/994, art. 6(a) (with Sch. Pt. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Ss. A2-A2I and cross-headings substituted for s. A2 (1.4.2017) by Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12), s. 44(5), Sch. 4 para. 5; S.I. 2017/346, reg. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. A2HA inserted (31.1.2019) by Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (c. 19), s. 47(2), Sch. 1 para. 21; S.I. 2019/61, reg. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. A2HA substituted (1.6.2025) by Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (c. 14), s. 12(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 23 (with s. 13); S.I. 2025/598, reg. 3(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. A2HA(1A) inserted (30.9.2022) by Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 (c. 21), ss. 12(5)(a), 36(3); S.I. 2022/965, reg. 3(7) (with regs. 4, 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. A2HA(2)(a) substituted (30.9.2022) by Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 (c. 21), ss. 12(5)(b), 36(3); S.I. 2022/965, reg. 3(7) (with regs. 4, 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Word in s. A2HA(2)(b) substituted (30.9.2022) by Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 (c. 21), ss. 13(3), 36(3); S.I. 2022/965, reg. 3(8) (with regs. 4, 5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/22/section/A2HA",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:10:50.261352+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}