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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/further-education-loans-amendment-regulations-2017/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/336",
  "legislation_title": "The Further Education Loans (Amendment) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/further-education-loans-amendment-regulations-2017",
  "path": "schedule",
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  "heading": "THE SCHEDULE TO BE INSERTED AFTER SCHEDULE 2 TO THE 2012 REGULATIONS",
  "text": "“SCHEDULE 3\nMaximum loan amount for a further education course\nRegulation 16\nPart 1\nInterpretation\nIn this Schedule,\n“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;\n“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;\n“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;\n“specialist dance and drama diploma” means the qualifications set out in the second column of table 3;\n“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.\nPart 2\nDetermination of maximum loan amounts\nTable 1:\nMaximum loan amounts for a further education course (other than a specialist dance and drama diploma)\nGLH/TQT or type of qualification\nQualification size in credits\nMaximum Loan amount according to programme weighting\nA –\nBase\nB –\nLow\nC –\nMedium\nD –\nHigh\nE –\nSpecialist\n45 to 68\n6 to 8\n£300\n£336\n£390\n£480\n£516\n69 to 92\n9 to 11\n£450\n£504\n£585\n£720\n£774\n93 to 100\n12\n£600\n£672\n£780\n£960\n£1,032\n101 to 196\n13 to 24\n£724\n£811\n£941\n£1,159\n£1,246\n197 to 292\n25 to 36\n£1,265\n£1,417\n£1,645\n£2,025\n£2,176\n293 to 388\n37 to 48\n£1,987\n£2,225\n£2,583\n£3,179\n£3,417\n389 to 580\n49 to 72\n£2,573\n£2,882\n£3,345\n£4,117\n£4,425\n581 to 1060\n73 to 132\n£4,170\n£4,670\n£5,421\n£6,671\n£7,172\n1061 or more\n133 or more\n£6,602\n£7,395\n£8,583\n£10,564\n£11,356\n1) Notes to Table 1\nIn 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.\nThe “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.\nTable 2:\nMaximum loan amount for a GCE AS-level, GCE A-level and Access to Higher Education Diploma\nType of qualification\nMaximum Loan amount according to programme weighting\nA –\nBase\nB –\nLow\nC –\nMedium\nD –\nHigh\nE –\nSpecialist\nGCE AS-level\n£724\n£811\n£941\n£1,159\nN/A\nGCE A-level\n£1,987\n£2,225\n£2,583\n£3,179\nN/A\nAccess to Higher Education Diploma\n£3,022\n£3,384\n£3,928\n£4,835\n£5,197\n1) Note to Table 2\nIn 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.\nTable 3:\nMaximum loan amounts for a specialist dance and drama diploma\nLearning Aim Reference\nQualification\nMaximum Loan Amount\n60009457\nDiploma in Professional Acting\n£7,395\n60009470\nDiploma in Professional Dance\n£14,790\n60009482\nDiploma in Professional Musical Theatre\n£22,185\n60009731\nDiploma in Professional Dance\n£22,185\n60009743\nDiploma in Professional Acting\n£22,185\nTable 4:\nSector subject areas by programme weighting\nSector subject area\nProgramme weighting\n1 Health, public services and care\nB – Low\n1.1 Medicine and dentistry\nB – Low\n1.2 Nursing and subjects and vocations allied to medicine\nB – Low\n1.3 Health and social care\nB – Low\n1.4 Public services\nA – Base\n1.5 Child development and well being\nB – Low\n2 Science and mathematics\nA – Base\n2.1 Science\nB – Low\n2.2 Mathematics and statistics\nA – Base\n3 Agriculture, horticulture and animal care\nB – Low\n3.1 Agriculture\nE – Specialist\n3.2 Horticulture and forestry\nE – Specialist\n3.3 Animal care and veterinary science\nE – Specialist\n3.4 Environmental conservation\nB – Low\n4 Engineering and manufacturing technologies\nC – Medium\n4.1 Engineering\nC – Medium\n4.2 Manufacturing technologies\nC – Medium\n4.3 Transportation operations and maintenance\nC – Medium\n5 Construction, planning and the built environment\nC – Medium\n5.1 Architecture\nC – Medium\n5.2 Building and construction\nC – Medium\n5.3 Urban, rural and regional planning\nC – Medium\n6 Information and communication technology\nA – Base\n6.1 ICT practitioners\nC – Medium\n6.2 ICT for users\nB – Low\n7 Retail and commercial enterprise\nA – Base\n7.1 Retailing and wholesaling\nA – Base\n7.2 Warehousing and distribution\nA – Base\n7.3 Service enterprises\nB – Low\n7.4 Hospitality and catering\nC – Medium\n8 Leisure, travel and tourism\nA – Base\n8.1 Sport, leisure and recreation\nB – Low\n8.2 Travel and tourism\nA – Base\n9 Arts, media and publishing\nA – Base\n9.1 Performing arts\nB – Low\n9.2 Crafts, creative arts and design\nC – Medium\n9.3 Media and communication\nB – Low\n9.4 Publishing and information services\nA – Base\n10 History, philosophy and theology\nA – Base\n10.1 History\nA – Base\n10.2 Archaeology and archaeological sciences\nB – Low\n10.3 Philosophy\nA – Base\n10.4 Theology and religious studies\nA – Base\n11 Social sciences\nA – Base\n11.1 Geography\nB – Low\n11.2 Sociology and social policy\nA – Base\n11.3 Politics\nA – Base\n11.4 Economics\nA – Base\n11.5 Anthropology\nA – Base\n12 Languages, literature and culture\nA – Base\n12.1 Languages, literature and culture of the British Isles\nA – Base\n12.2 Other languages, literature and culture\nA – Base\n12.3 Linguistics\nA – Base\n13 Education and training\nB – Low\n13.1 Teaching and lecturing\nB – Low\n13.2 Direct learning support\nB – Low\n14 Preparation for life and work\nA – Base\n14.1 Foundations for learning and life\nA – Base\n14.2 Preparation for work\nA – Base\n15 Business, administration and law\nA – Base\n15.1 Accounting and finance\nA – Base\n15.2 Administration\nA – Base\n15.3 Business management\nA – Base\n15.4 Marketing and sales\nA – Base\n15.5 Law and legal services\nA – Base\nExceptions to programme weightings in Table 4\n1. The following programme weightings are exceptions to the programme weightings in the table—\n(1) Waste management and recycling in sector subject area 1.4 Public Services is weighted at B – Low;\n(2) Hair and beauty in sector subject area 7.3 Service enterprises is weighted at C – Medium;\n(3) Music technology in sector subject area 9.1 Performing arts is weighted at D – High;\n(4) Music practitioners in sector subject area 9.1 Performing arts is weighted at E – Specialist.”",
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