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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/further-education-loans-regulations-2012/schedule-3/part-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1818",
  "legislation_title": "The Further Education Loans Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/further-education-loans-regulations-2012",
  "path": "schedule/3/part/1",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In 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.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 inserted (1.4.2017) by The Further Education Loans (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/336), reg. 1, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1818/schedule/3/part/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:25:44.948408+00:00"
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  "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."
}