# The Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026, Regulation 11: Designation of modules

Extent: E+W

(1) A module is a designated module, and is to be treated as a designated course for the purposes of—
(a) section 22(1) of the 1998 Act, and
(b) these Regulations, other than regulations 4(3), 5(9), 9, 23(3)(e) and this regulation,
if it meets the conditions in paragraph (2) or comes within paragraph (4).
(2) The conditions are—
(a) the module must be part of a full course that—
(i) is a Schedule 4 course,
(ii) is in a subject that is listed in the Module Approved Subject and Provider List, unless the full course is a course for an approved HTQ,
(iii) is provided by a provider that is listed in the Module Approved Subject and Provider List, and
(iv) leads to a level 6 qualification or an approved HTQ,
(b) the module must have—
(i) credits attached,
(ii) a value of at least 30 credits, and
(iii) the same credit value as when taken as part of the full course,
(c) the content of the module must be of level 4, 5 or 6, or a mixture of these, with a single overall attributed level based on the judgment of the provider, and which is the same as when the module is taken as part of the full course,
(d) the module must be provided—
(i) by the same institution that provides the full course of which it is a part, and
(ii) wholly by a registered provider in England, or by a registered provider in England in conjunction with an institution which is situated outside the United Kingdom, and
(e) a standardised transcript must be available for provision to students who complete the module, with “standardised transcript” meaning that the transcript must accord with guidance issued by the Secretary of State (whether before or after these Regulations are made) on transcripts for modules covered by these Regulations.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(d)(i), a module is provided by an institution if the institution provides the teaching and supervision which comprise the module.
(4) The Secretary of State—
(a) may designate a module of a full course that is a designated higher education course, where the module has credits attached and—
(i) is in a subject that is listed in the Module Approved Subject and Provider List, but is provided by a provider that is not on that list,
(ii) is provided by a provider that is listed in the Module Approved Subject and Provider List, but is in a subject that is not on that list, or
(iii) is in a subject that is not listed in the Module Approved Subject and Provider List, and is provided by a provider that is not on that list,
in each case subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State sees fit, and
(b) must publish in such a manner as the Secretary of State sees fit a list of full courses the modules of which are designated under sub-paragraph (a) (to be known as “the Modules Alternative Approvals List”), comprising two parts as follows—
(i) Part 1 (to be headed “Alternative Entry Mechanism Approvals”): listing full courses, and associated providers, that come within sub-paragraph (a)(i), and
(ii) Part 2 (to be headed “Specific Approvals”): listing specific modules from full courses, and associated providers, that come within sub-paragraph (a)(ii) or (iii),
in each case less the related conditions.
(5) A bundle of modules is a “designated bundle of modules”, and is to be treated as a designated module for the purposes of section 22(1) of the 1998 Act and these Regulations, if taken together the modules comprising the bundle of modules meet the conditions in paragraph (2) or come within paragraph (4).
(6) The Secretary of State may revoke or suspend the designation of a module which is designated under this regulation.
(7) This regulation is to be read subject to regulation 12 (designation: exceptions).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/858/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifelong-learning-student-support-amendment-of-fees-and-awards-etc-regulations-2026/regulation-11
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