Schedule THE SCHEDULE TO BE INSERTED AFTER SCHEDULE 2 TO THE 2012 REGULATIONS
“SCHEDULE 3
Maximum loan amount for a further education course
Regulation 16
Part 1
Interpretation
In this Schedule,
“GLH” means guided learning hours and is the number of hours, including assessment time, that a student spends being taught or instructed by, or otherwise participating in, education or training under the guidance or supervision of a lecturer, supervisor or tutor;
“Learning Aim Reference” means the unique number allocated by the Skills Funding Agency set out in the first column in table 3, corresponding to the qualification set out in the second column;
“programme weighting” means the letter from A to E and the descriptor set out in the second column of table 4 which correspond to the sector subject area in the first column of that table, subject to the exceptions set out after the table;
“specialist dance and drama diploma” means the qualifications set out in the second column of table 3;
“TQT” means total qualification time and is comprised of GLH and an estimate of the number of hours a student spends in preparation, study or any other form of participation in education or training, including assessment, which takes place as directed by, but not under the guidance or supervision of, a lecturer, supervisor or tutor.
Part 2
Determination of maximum loan amounts
Table 1:
Maximum loan amounts for a further education course (other than a specialist dance and drama diploma)
GLH/TQT or type of qualification Qualification size in credits Maximum Loan amount according to programme weighting A –
Base
B –
Low
C –
Medium
D –
High
E –
Specialist
45 to 68 6 to 8 £300 £336 £390 £480 £516 69 to 92 9 to 11 £450 £504 £585 £720 £774 93 to 100 12 £600 £672 £780 £960 £1,032 101 to 196 13 to 24 £724 £811 £941 £1,159 £1,246 197 to 292 25 to 36 £1,265 £1,417 £1,645 £2,025 £2,176 293 to 388 37 to 48 £1,987 £2,225 £2,583 £3,179 £3,417 389 to 580 49 to 72 £2,573 £2,882 £3,345 £4,117 £4,425 581 to 1060 73 to 132 £4,170 £4,670 £5,421 £6,671 £7,172 1061 or more 133 or more £6,602 £7,395 £8,583 £10,564 £11,356
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Notes to Table 1
In order to determine the maximum loan amount, the GLH/TQT in the first column, or the qualification size in credits in the second column, is used in conjunction with the relevant sub-column in the third column. The relevant sub-column in the third column is determined by reference to the programme weighting in the second column of table 4.
The “qualification size in credits” set out in the second column was used to designate further education courses in the period beginning on 1st August 2015 and ending on 31st July 2016 and to set their maximum loan amounts, which continue to apply to these further education courses in the period beginning on 1st August 2017 and ending on 31st July 2018.
Table 2:
Maximum loan amount for a GCE AS-level, GCE A-level and Access to Higher Education Diploma
Type of qualification Maximum Loan amount according to programme weighting A –
Base
B –
Low
C –
Medium
D –
High
E –
Specialist
GCE AS-level £724 £811 £941 £1,159 N/A GCE A-level £1,987 £2,225 £2,583 £3,179 N/A Access to Higher Education Diploma £3,022 £3,384 £3,928 £4,835 £5,197
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Note to Table 2
In order to determine the maximum loan amount, the type of qualification is used in conjunction with the relevant sub-column in the second column. The relevant sub-column in the second column is determined by reference to the programme weighting in the second column of table 4.
Table 3:
Maximum loan amounts for a specialist dance and drama diploma
Learning Aim Reference Qualification Maximum Loan Amount 60009457 Diploma in Professional Acting £7,395 60009470 Diploma in Professional Dance £14,790 60009482 Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre £22,185 60009731 Diploma in Professional Dance £22,185 60009743 Diploma in Professional Acting £22,185 Table 4:
Sector subject areas by programme weighting
Sector subject area Programme weighting 1 Health, public services and care B – Low 1.1 Medicine and dentistry B – Low 1.2 Nursing and subjects and vocations allied to medicine B – Low 1.3 Health and social care B – Low 1.4 Public services A – Base 1.5 Child development and well being B – Low 2 Science and mathematics A – Base 2.1 Science B – Low 2.2 Mathematics and statistics A – Base 3 Agriculture, horticulture and animal care B – Low 3.1 Agriculture E – Specialist 3.2 Horticulture and forestry E – Specialist 3.3 Animal care and veterinary science E – Specialist 3.4 Environmental conservation B – Low 4 Engineering and manufacturing technologies C – Medium 4.1 Engineering C – Medium 4.2 Manufacturing technologies C – Medium 4.3 Transportation operations and maintenance C – Medium 5 Construction, planning and the built environment C – Medium 5.1 Architecture C – Medium 5.2 Building and construction C – Medium 5.3 Urban, rural and regional planning C – Medium 6 Information and communication technology A – Base 6.1 ICT practitioners C – Medium 6.2 ICT for users B – Low 7 Retail and commercial enterprise A – Base 7.1 Retailing and wholesaling A – Base 7.2 Warehousing and distribution A – Base 7.3 Service enterprises B – Low 7.4 Hospitality and catering C – Medium 8 Leisure, travel and tourism A – Base 8.1 Sport, leisure and recreation B – Low 8.2 Travel and tourism A – Base 9 Arts, media and publishing A – Base 9.1 Performing arts B – Low 9.2 Crafts, creative arts and design C – Medium 9.3 Media and communication B – Low 9.4 Publishing and information services A – Base 10 History, philosophy and theology A – Base 10.1 History A – Base 10.2 Archaeology and archaeological sciences B – Low 10.3 Philosophy A – Base 10.4 Theology and religious studies A – Base 11 Social sciences A – Base 11.1 Geography B – Low 11.2 Sociology and social policy A – Base 11.3 Politics A – Base 11.4 Economics A – Base 11.5 Anthropology A – Base 12 Languages, literature and culture A – Base 12.1 Languages, literature and culture of the British Isles A – Base 12.2 Other languages, literature and culture A – Base 12.3 Linguistics A – Base 13 Education and training B – Low 13.1 Teaching and lecturing B – Low 13.2 Direct learning support B – Low 14 Preparation for life and work A – Base 14.1 Foundations for learning and life A – Base 14.2 Preparation for work A – Base 15 Business, administration and law A – Base 15.1 Accounting and finance A – Base 15.2 Administration A – Base 15.3 Business management A – Base 15.4 Marketing and sales A – Base 15.5 Law and legal services A – Base Exceptions to programme weightings in Table 4
1.The following programme weightings are exceptions to the programme weightings in the table—
(1)Waste management and recycling in sector subject area 1.4 Public Services is weighted at B – Low;
(2)Hair and beauty in sector subject area 7.3 Service enterprises is weighted at C – Medium;
(3)Music technology in sector subject area 9.1 Performing arts is weighted at D – High;
(4)Music practitioners in sector subject area 9.1 Performing arts is weighted at E – Specialist.”