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Part 2 Determination of maximum loan amountsF1

Table 1:

Maximum loan amounts for a further education course (other than a specialist dance and drama diploma)

GLH/TQT or type of qualificationQualification size in creditsMaximum Loan amount according to programme weighting

A –

Base

B –

Low

C –

Medium

D –

High

E –

Specialist

45 to 686 to 8£300£336£390£480£516
69 to 929 to 11£450£504£585£720£774
93 to 10012£600£672£780£960£1,032
101 to 19613 to 24£724£811£941£1,159£1,246
197 to 29225 to 36£1,265£1,417£1,645£2,025£2,176
293 to 38837 to 48£1,987£2,225£2,583£3,179£3,417
389 to 58049 to 72£2,573£2,882£3,345£4,117£4,425
581 to 106073 to 132£4,170£4,670£5,421£6,671£7,172
1061 or more133 or more£6,602£7,395£8,583£10,564£11,356
  1. 1)

    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 F2....

Table 2:

Maximum loan amount for a GCE AS-level, GCE A-level and Access to Higher Education Diploma

Type of qualificationMaximum Loan amount according to programme weighting

A –

Base

B –

Low

C –

Medium

D –

High

E –

Specialist

GCE AS-level£724£811£941£1,159N/A
GCE A-level£1,987£2,225£2,583£3,179N/A
Access to Higher Education Diploma£3,022£3,384£3,928£4,835£5,197
  1. 1)

    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 ReferenceQualificationMaximum Loan Amount
60009457Diploma in Professional Acting£7,395
60009470Diploma in Professional Dance£14,790
60009482Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre£22,185
60009731Diploma in Professional Dance£22,185
60009743Diploma in Professional Acting£22,185

Table 4:

Sector subject areas by programme weighting

Sector subject areaProgramme weighting
1 Health, public services and careB – Low
1.1 Medicine and dentistryB – Low
1.2 Nursing and subjects and vocations allied to medicineB – Low
1.3 Health and social careB – Low
1.4 Public servicesA – Base
1.5 Child development and well beingB – Low
2 Science and mathematicsA – Base
2.1 ScienceB – Low
2.2 Mathematics and statisticsA – Base
3 Agriculture, horticulture and animal careB – Low
3.1 AgricultureE – Specialist
3.2 Horticulture and forestryE – Specialist
3.3 Animal care and veterinary scienceE – Specialist
3.4 Environmental conservationB – Low
4 Engineering and manufacturing technologiesC – Medium
4.1 EngineeringC – Medium
4.2 Manufacturing technologiesC – Medium
4.3 Transportation operations and maintenanceC – Medium
5 Construction, planning and the built environmentC – Medium
5.1 ArchitectureC – Medium
5.2 Building and constructionC – Medium
5.3 Urban, rural and regional planningC – Medium
6 Information and communication technologyA – Base
6.1 ICT practitionersC – Medium
6.2 ICT for usersB – Low
7 Retail and commercial enterpriseA – Base
7.1 Retailing and wholesalingA – Base
7.2 Warehousing and distributionA – Base
7.3 Service enterprisesB – Low
7.4 Hospitality and cateringC – Medium
8 Leisure, travel and tourismA – Base
8.1 Sport, leisure and recreationB – Low
8.2 Travel and tourismA – Base
9 Arts, media and publishingA – Base
9.1 Performing artsB – Low
9.2 Crafts, creative arts and designC – Medium
9.3 Media and communicationB – Low
9.4 Publishing and information servicesA – Base
10 History, philosophy and theologyA – Base
10.1 HistoryA – Base
10.2 Archaeology and archaeological sciencesB – Low
10.3 PhilosophyA – Base
10.4 Theology and religious studiesA – Base
11 Social sciencesA – Base
11.1 GeographyB – Low
11.2 Sociology and social policyA – Base
11.3 PoliticsA – Base
11.4 EconomicsA – Base
11.5 AnthropologyA – Base
12 Languages, literature and cultureA – Base
12.1 Languages, literature and culture of the British IslesA – Base
12.2 Other languages, literature and cultureA – Base
12.3 LinguisticsA – Base
13 Education and trainingB – Low
13.1 Teaching and lecturingB – Low
13.2 Direct learning supportB – Low
14 Preparation for life and workA – Base
14.1 Foundations for learning and lifeA – Base
14.2 Preparation for workA – Base
15 Business, administration and lawA – Base
15.1 Accounting and financeA – Base
15.2 AdministrationA – Base
15.3 Business managementA – Base
15.4 Marketing and salesA – Base
15.5 Law and legal servicesA – Base
  1. 1Exceptions to programme weightings in Table 4

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 3 inserted (1.4.2017) by The Further Education Loans (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/336), reg. 1, Sch.

F2

Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 1 Notes omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of The Further Education Loans (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/182), regs. 1, 5