# The Duty to Participate in Education or Training (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013, Regulation 3: Full-time education or training


(1) The following descriptions of education provided otherwise than at a school, or training, are to be treated as being “full-time” for the purposes of section 4 of the 2008 Act (appropriate full-time education or training)—
(a) a study programme that is delivered to a person in at least 540 hours in any 12 month period;
(b) a programme of activity that is delivered to a person for the purpose of enabling the person to participate in education or training in accordance with section 2(1) of the 2008 Act (duty to participate in education or training); and
(c) education provided at home.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a “study programme” is a programme of study developed by a college of further education, an institution within the higher education sector, or other training provider to meet the needs of an individual student, which may include activity leading to a qualification and other activity including work experience.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1205/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/duty-to-participate-in-education-or-training-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2013/regulation-3
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