Paragraph 1 I1

In these Regulations—

• “the 1998 Act” means the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998;

• “the 2007 Fees and Awards Regulations” means the Education (Fees and Awards) (England) Regulations 2007^f1;

• “the 2011 Student Support Regulations” means the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011^f2;

• “the 2016 Master’s Degree Regulations” means the Education (Postgraduate Master’s Degree Loans) Regulations 2016^f3;

• “the 2017 Act” means the Higher Education and Research Act 2017^f4;

• “the 2018 Doctoral Degree Regulations” means the Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans and the Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (No. 2) etc.) Regulations 2018^f5;

• “the 2020 Citizens’ Rights Regulations” means the Citizens’ Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary Protection) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020^f6;

• “academic authority”, in relation to an institution, means the governing body or other body having the functions of a governing body and includes a person acting with the authority of that body;

• “activity” refers to any individual type of activity within the meaning of “credit-differentiated activity” as defined by regulation 11(2) of the Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026;

• “additional entitlement” has the meaning given by regulation 25;

• “advanced learner loan” means a type of loan funding approved by the Secretary of State and provided in relation to specific courses that are or were designated for student support under regulation 4 of the Further Education Loans Regulations 2012;

• “ALL-transfer course” means a course included in the list published under regulation 9(1)(a);

• “allied health profession subject” means chiropody, a dental profession subject, dietetics, dietetics and nutrition, occupational therapy, orthoptics, orthotics and prosthetics, physiotherapy, podiatry, radiography, radiotherapy, or speech and language therapy;

• “approved HTQ” means an approved technical education qualification (within the meaning of Chapter A1 of Part 1 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009^f7 (see section A12(1) of that Act)) which—

  1. (a)

     is at level 4 or 5, and

  2. (b)

     is included in the list of qualifications maintained by the Secretary of State in accordance with section A2HA of that Act (list of technical education qualifications);

• “bursary year” means a course year in relation to which a student is—

  1. (a)

     eligible to apply for a healthcare bursary the amount of which is calculated by reference to income whether or not the calculation results in a nil amount, or

  2. (b)

     eligible for a healthcare tuition payment, (meaning a payment for tuition in connection with the NHS Bursary Scheme in England, established pursuant to section 63 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968^f8), except where the course leads to qualification as a medical doctor or dentist;

• “concurrent study” (or “studying two or more courses concurrently”) means a student enrolling or being enrolled on two or more courses where the periods of study overlap and where they are in receipt of funding for those courses;

• “course designation event” has the meaning given by regulation 5(2);

• “course start date” means the date within the first course year on which a course begins;

• “course year” means—

  1. (a)

     the period of 12 months beginning with the first day of the month in which the course begins (the “first course year”), and

  2. (b)

     each subsequent period of 12 months (if any) in which part of the course is undertaken;

• “credit value” means the number of credits attached or, where no credits are attached, regarded as being attached to a course year;

• “credits” has the meaning given by regulation 4(5);

• “credits attached” (and similar terms such as “credits are attached”) has the meaning given by regulation 9 of the Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026 (attachment of credits);

• “current course” means the designated course in respect of which a person is applying for support;

• “dental profession subject” means dental hygiene, dental therapy, or dental hygiene and dental therapy;

• “designated course” means a course that is designated by or under regulation 10 (designation of courses);

• “designated module” means a module that is designated by or under regulation 11 (designation of modules);

• “Directive 2004/38” means Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29th April 2004 on the rights of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely in the territory of the Member States^f9;

• “disability” has the meaning given by section 6 of the Equality Act 2010^f10;

• “disabled students’ allowance” means the supplementary grant available under Chapter 2 of Part 6;

• “distance learning course” means a course on which a student undertaking the course is not required to be in attendance by the institution providing the course, where “required to be in attendance” is not satisfied by a requirement imposed by the institution to attend any institution—

  1. (a)

     for the purposes of registration or enrolment or any examination,

  2. (b)

     on a weekend or during any vacation, or

  3. (c)

     on an occasional basis during the week;

• “electronic signature” is so much of anything in electronic form as—

  1. (a)

     is incorporated into or otherwise logically associated with any electronic communication or electronic data, and

  2. (b)

     purports to be so incorporated or associated for the purpose of being used in establishing the authenticity of the communication or data, the integrity of the communication or data, or both;

• “eligible prisoner” means a prisoner—

  1. (a)

     who is serving a sentence of imprisonment in the United Kingdom,

  2. (b)

     who has been authorised by the Governor or Director of the institution (prison) or other appropriate authority to study the current course, and

  3. (c)

     whose earliest release date is within 6 years of the first day of the first course year of the current course;

• “eligible student” has the meaning given by regulation 7(2);

• “employment-based teacher training scheme” means—

  1. (a)

     a scheme established by the Secretary of State whereby a person may undertake initial teacher training in order to obtain qualified teacher status while being employed to teach at a school or other educational institution except a pupil referral unit, or

  2. (b)

     a scheme established by the Welsh Ministers whereby persons who are or who have been employed in a school or other educational institution except a pupil referral unit may become qualified teachers;

• “English higher education provider” means an institution in England which provides higher education courses;

• “EU national” means a national of a member State of the EU;

• “fee loan” means a loan for tuition fees made to a student pursuant to these Regulations;

• “fee loan entitlement balance” has the meaning given by regulation 24(1);

• “fee loan per-credit limit” has the meaning given by regulation 34(2)(d);

• “fees” has the meaning given by section 85(2) of the 2017 Act;

• “first course year” has the meaning given by paragraph (a) of the definition of “course year”;

• “full course” means a higher education course that is not a module of another higher education course;

• “full-time course year” means a course year that—

  1. (a)

     if it contains activities which cumulatively are 15 or more weeks long, contains more than 900 notional learning hours, or

  2. (b)

     if it contains activities which cumulatively are less than 15 weeks long, contains more than 450 notional learning hours,

  and references to study which is full-time or equivalent to full-time are to be construed accordingly;

• “gateway course” means a course included in the list published under regulation 9(1)(b);

• “graduate entry accelerated programme” means a course—

  1. (a)

     the standard of which is not higher than a first degree which leads to a qualification as a medical doctor or dentist,

  2. (b)

     where a first degree or equivalent would normally be required for entry to the course, and

  3. (c)

     the duration of which does not exceed 4 years;

• “graduate entry veterinary course” means a course—

  1. (a)

     the standard of which is not higher than a first degree which leads to qualification in veterinary science, and

  2. (b)

     where a first degree or equivalent qualification would normally be required for entry to the course;

• “healthcare bursary” means a bursary or award of similar description under—

  1. (a)

     section 63 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 made in respect of—

     1. (i)

        a course provided by an institution in England beginning on or after 1st August 2017, where that course leads to qualification as a paramedic, medical doctor or dentist;

     2. (ii)

        a course provided by an institution in Scotland or Northern Ireland, where that course leads to qualification as a medical doctor or dentist;

     3. (iii)

        a course provided by an institution in Wales, or

  2. (b)

     article 44 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972^f11;

• “high level quality rating” has the meaning given by paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 2 to the 2017 Act;

• “higher education course” has the meaning given by regulation 4(2);

• “higher education provider” means an institution which provides higher education courses (and “provider” is to be construed accordingly);

• “home institution” means the institution at which a student is enrolled;

• “household income” has the meaning given by paragraph 3 of Schedule 7;

• “immigration rules” has the meaning given by section 33(1) of the Immigration Act 1971^f12;

• “in-year qualifying event” has the meaning given by regulation 5(3);

• “information” includes documents;

• “Institute” means the University of London Institute in Paris;

• “institution” in relation to England includes an English higher education provider;

• “intercalated year” means an additional year of study undertaken part way through a course in medicine, dentistry or veterinary science—

  1. (a)

     during which a student studies a different subject (which may be in a field other than medicine, dentistry or veterinary science), and

  2. (b)

     which (subject to successful completion) leads to the student being awarded an additional degree or equivalent qualification before the end of their course;

• “the Islands” means the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man;

• “level” refers to the standard of qualification—

  1. (a)

     of the FHEQ level within the Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications of UK Degree-Awarding Bodies, as amended from time to time^f13, or

  2. (b)

     as described in the Ofqual Handbook: General Conditions of Recognition, as amended from time to time^f14;

• “lifetime entitlement” has the meaning given by regulation 22;

• “loan”, except where otherwise indicated, means a loan pursuant to regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 22 of the 1998 Act as modified by section 28A of that Act, including the interest accrued on the loan and any penalties or charges incurred in connection with it;

• “loan for living costs” means a loan described in regulation 36(1);

• “loan for maintenance” has the meaning given by regulation 36(2);

• “module” has the meaning given by regulation 4(3);

• “module designation event” has the meaning given by regulation 5(9);

• “non-income assessed healthcare bursary” means a healthcare bursary the amount of which is not calculated by reference to income;

• “normal taught study” means learning at the home institution as part of a course, which includes lectures, coursework, laboratory work, seminars, and independent reading or study, assessment and revision;

• “Northern Irish designated course” means a Schedule 4 course which is substantially provided in Northern Ireland and is designated under—

  1. (a)

     regulation 6(9) of the Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009^f15 for the purposes of regulation 5 of those Regulations and Article 3 of the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998^f16, or

  2. (b)

     regulation 124(7) of the Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 for the purposes of regulation 122 of those Regulations and Article 3 of the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;

• “notional learning hours” means the volume of study for a course or part of a course measured in hours, and provides an indication of the approximate learning time for a student;

• “Ofqual” means the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation, as established by section 127(1) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009^f17;

• “OfS” means the Office for Students, as established by section 1(1) of the 2017 Act;

• “payment period” means a period in respect of which the Secretary of State pays the relevant support under Part 5 or Part 6 or would have paid such support if the eligible student’s period of eligibility had not terminated;

• “period of eligibility” has the meaning given by regulation 13;

• “person granted Calais leave” means a person who—

  1. (a)

     has extant leave to remain in the United Kingdom under paragraph 352J, 352K, 352L or 352T (Calais leave and “leave in line” granted by virtue of being a dependent child of a person granted Calais leave) of the immigration rules, and

  2. (b)

     has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands since the person was granted such leave to remain;

• “person granted humanitarian protection” means a person—

  1. (a)

     who, on the grounds of humanitarian protection, has been granted leave to remain under the immigration rules,

  2. (b)

     whose leave to remain is extant, or in respect of whose leave to remain an appeal is pending (within section 104 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002^f18), and

  3. (c)

     who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the period since the person was granted such leave to remain;

• “person granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a bereaved partner” means a person—

  1. (a)

     granted indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom—

     1. (i)

        under paragraph BP 11.1 of Appendix Bereaved Partner of the immigration rules,

     2. (ii)

        where such leave was granted before the coming into force of Appendix Bereaved Partner under any of the following provisions of the immigration rules—

        1. (aa)

           paragraph 288, as a person in relation to whom the requirements in paragraph 287(b) of those rules were met (bereaved partners),

        2. (bb)

           paragraph 295N, as a person in relation to whom the requirements in paragraph 295M of those rules were met (bereaved partners),

        3. (cc)

           paragraph D-BPILR.1.1 of Appendix FM (bereaved partners), or

        4. (dd)

           paragraph 36 of Appendix Armed Forces (bereaved partner of a member of HM Forces),

     3. (iii)

        under paragraph AF (GHK) 14.1 of Appendix GHK of the immigration rules, as a bereaved partner, or

     4. (iv)

        where such leave was granted prior to 5th October 2023, outside the immigration rules, on the basis that the person was a bereaved partner of a Gurkha discharged before 1st July 1997, and

  2. (b)

     who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands since the person was granted such leave;

• “person granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse” means a person—

  1. (a)

     granted indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom under any of the following provisions of the immigration rules (provisions regarding victims of domestic violence or abuse)—

     1. (i)

        paragraph VDA 9.1 of Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse, or

     2. (ii)

        where such leave was granted before the coming into force of Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse, paragraph 289B (victims of domestic violence), paragraph D-DVILR.1.1. of Appendix FM (victims of domestic abuse) or paragraph 40 of Appendix Armed Forces (victims of domestic violence: partners of members of the armed forces), and

  2. (b)

     who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands since the person was granted such leave;

• “person granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes” means a person granted leave under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme or a person granted leave under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Scheme;

• “person granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes” means a person granted leave under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme, a person granted leave under the Ukraine Extension Scheme, a person granted leave under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme or a person granted leave under the Ukraine Family Scheme;

• “person granted leave under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme” means a person—

  1. (a)

     who has indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, outside the immigration rules, on the basis of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, and

  2. (b)

     who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the period since the person was granted such leave;

• “person granted leave under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Scheme” means a person—

  1. (a)

     who has—

     1. (i)

        indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom under paragraph 276BA2 of the immigration rules or indefinite leave to remain under paragraph 276BS2 of the immigration rules, having been relocated to the United Kingdom pursuant to paragraph 276BB1(iii)(a) of the immigration rules,

     2. (ii)

        indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom under paragraph ARAP 6.1 of Appendix Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy of the immigration rules or indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom under paragraph ARAP 6.2 of that Appendix of those rules,

     3. (iii)

        leave to enter the United Kingdom on the basis of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Scheme, or

     4. (iv)

        indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, outside those rules, on the basis of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Scheme, and

  2. (b)

     who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the period since the person was granted such leave;

• “person granted leave under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme” means a person—

  1. (a)

     who has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom—

     1. (i)

        under paragraph UKR 19.1 of Appendix Ukraine Scheme of the immigration rules, or

     2. (ii)

        outside the immigration rules, where the person—

        1. (aa)

           was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1st January 2022, and

        2. (bb)

           left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24th February 2022, and

  2. (b)

     who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the period since the person was granted such leave;

• “person granted leave under the Ukraine Extension Scheme” means a person—

  1. (a)

     who has leave to remain in the United Kingdom under paragraph UKR 27.1 of Appendix Ukraine Scheme of the immigration rules, as it had effect on the day on which such leave was granted, and

  2. (b)

     who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the period since the person was granted such leave;

• “person granted leave under the Ukraine Family Scheme” means a person—

  1. (a)

     who has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom—

     1. (i)

        under paragraph UKR 9.1 of Appendix Ukraine Scheme of the immigration rules, as it had effect on the day on which such leave was granted, or

     2. (ii)

        outside the immigration rules, where the person—

        1. (aa)

           was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1st January 2022, and

        2. (bb)

           left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24th February 2022, and

  2. (b)

     who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the period since the person was granted such leave;

• “person granted leave under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme” means a person—

  1. (a)

     who has leave to remain in the United Kingdom under paragraph UKR 36.1 of Appendix Ukraine Scheme of the immigration rules, and

  2. (b)

     who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the period since the person was granted such leave;

• “person granted section 67 leave” means a person who—

  1. (a)

     has extant leave to remain as a person granted leave under paragraph 352ZG of the immigration rules, having been relocated to the United Kingdom pursuant to arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016^f19, or a dependent child of such a person who has been granted “leave in line” under paragraph 352ZO of those rules, and

  2. (b)

     has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the period since the person was granted such leave;

• “person granted stateless leave” means a person who—

  1. (a)

     has extant leave to remain as a stateless person under the immigration rules, and

  2. (b)

     has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the period since the person was granted such leave;

• “person with protected rights” means—

  1. (a)

     a person within the personal scope of the citizens’ rights provisions who—

     1. (i)

        has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted by virtue of residence scheme immigration rules,

     2. (ii)

        is an Irish citizen who, pursuant to section 3ZA of the Immigration Act 1971^f20, does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom,

     3. (iii)

        is an applicant for the purposes of regulation 4 of the 2020 Citizens’ Rights Regulations where the relevant period has not expired, or

     4. (iv)

        otherwise has rights deemed to apply by virtue of any citizens’ rights provisions; or

  2. (b)

     a family member of a relevant person of Northern Ireland for the purposes of residence scheme immigration rules, where that family member has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted by virtue of residence scheme immigration rules;

• “postgraduate pre-registration course” means an education and training programme leading to a graduate master’s degree or a postgraduate diploma which is a condition of inclusion in the register (or, as the case may be, the relevant part or parts of the register) maintained by—

  1. (a)

     the Health and Care Professions Council, for allied health profession subjects other than dental profession subjects, or

  2. (b)

     the Nursing and Midwifery Council, for midwifery or nursing;

• “prescribed childcare charges” has the meaning given by regulation 76(11);

• “prisoner” includes a person detained in a young offender institution;

• “private institution” means an institution which is not publicly funded;

• “protected category event” has the meaning given by regulation 5(4);

• “public funds” means money provided by Parliament or by a government authority outside of the United Kingdom;

• “publicly funded”, unless otherwise indicated, means maintained or assisted by recurrent grants out of public funds and related expressions are to be construed accordingly;

• “qualified teacher” has the meaning given by section 132(1) of the Education Act 2002^f21 but does not include a person who—

  1. (a)

     is a qualified teacher by virtue of paragraph 13B of Schedule 2 to the Education (School Teachers’ Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003^f22, and

  2. (b)

     has not been assessed by an institution accredited under regulation 11 of those Regulations as meeting the specified standards (within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations);

• “recognised initial further education teacher training course” means a course that is included in the list referred to in regulation 6(1);

• “refugee” means a person who is recognised by His Majesty’s Government as a refugee within the meaning of the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951 as extended by the Protocol thereto which entered into force on 4th October 1967;

• “register”, except where the context indicates otherwise, means the register established and maintained by the OfS under section 3 of the 2017 Act;

• “registered provider” means an English higher education provider which is registered in the register and “unregistered provider” is to be construed accordingly;

• “regulated institution” means an institution that has a fee and access plan in force approved by the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research under section 7 of the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015^f23 and “non-regulated institution” is to be construed accordingly;

• “relevant person of Northern Ireland” has the meaning given by residence scheme immigration rules;

• “repeat study”, in relation to a student, means a period of learning, which may relate to any activity within the course—

  1. (a)

     that the provider requires the student to undertake in order to progress within the course,

  2. (b)

     that serves the purpose of making up for elements of the course that the student has not completed or has not completed in a satisfactory way, and

  3. (c)

     that the provider considers to be suitable, given the standards and expectations of the course;

• “residence scheme immigration rules” has the meaning given by section 17(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020^f24;

• “Schedule 4 course” means a course referred to in Schedule 4;

• “Scottish designated course” means a Schedule 4 course which is substantially provided in Scotland and is determined as designated under regulation 13(4) of the Student Support (Scotland) Regulations 2022 for the purposes of regulation 11(2) of those Regulations;

• “Scottish healthcare allowance” means any allowance (including a young students’ bursary or an independent students’ bursary) under sections 73(f) and 74(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980^f25 granted in respect of a person on a course leading to a qualification in a healthcare profession other than as a medical doctor or dentist;

• “service year” means a period of 12 months, beginning with 1st August and ending with the following 31st July;

• “settled status event” has the meaning given by regulation 5(5);

• “special period” has the meaning given by regulation 27(3);

• “special support loan” has the meaning given by regulation 36(3);

• “statutory award” means any award bestowed, grant paid or other support provided by virtue of the 1998 Act or the Education Act 1962^f26, or any comparable award, grant or other support in respect of undertaking a course which is paid out of public funds;

• “supplementary grant” means a grant described in regulation 57;

• “support”, except where the context indicates otherwise, means financial support by way of grant or loan made by the Secretary of State pursuant to regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 22 of the 1998 Act as modified by section 28A of that Act;

• “Swiss citizens’ rights agreement” has the meaning given by section 39(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020;

• “term week”, in relation to an eligible student undertaking a designated course, means a week of the course year during which the student is expected, on any day of that week, to be actively engaged in the course content through learning, self-guided study, or assessment;

• “unpaid service” means—

  1. (a)

     unpaid service in a hospital or in a public health service laboratory or with an integrated care board in the United Kingdom,

  2. (b)

     unpaid service with a local authority in the United Kingdom acting in the exercise of its functions relating to the care of children and young persons, health or welfare or with a voluntary organisation providing facilities or carrying out activities of a like nature in the United Kingdom,

  3. (c)

     unpaid service with a local authority (within the meaning of section 2B of the National Health Service Act 2006^f27) acting in the exercise of public health functions (within the meaning of that Act),

  4. (d)

     unpaid service in the prison or probation and aftercare service in the United Kingdom,

  5. (e)

     unpaid research in an institution in the United Kingdom or, in the case of a student attending an overseas institution as part of the student’s course, in an overseas institution,

  6. (f)

     unpaid service with—

     1. (i)

        a Special Health Authority established pursuant to section 28 of the National Health Service Act 2006^f28,

     2. (ii)

        NHS England,

     3. (iii)

        the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence,

     4. (iv)

        a Local Health Board established pursuant to section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006^f29 or a Special Health Authority established pursuant to section 22 of that Act^f30,

     5. (v)

        a Health Board or a Special Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978^f31,

     6. (vi)

        the Department of Health in Northern Ireland;

     7. (vii)

        the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being established by section 12 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009^f32, or

     8. (viii)

        a Health and Social Care trust established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991^f33, or

  7. (g)

     unpaid service with either House of Parliament;

• “week” means a period of 7 days beginning with a Monday;

• “Welsh designated course” means a Schedule 4 course which is substantially provided in Wales and is—

  1. (a)

     designated under regulation 5(8) of the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017 for the purposes of regulation 4(1) of those Regulations and section 22 of the 1998 Act,

  2. (b)

     designated under regulation 83(6) of the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017 for the purposes of regulation 81(1) of those Regulations and section 22 of the 1998 Act, or

  3. (c)

     specified to be treated as a designated course under regulation 8(1) of the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018, for the purposes of those Regulations;

• “work experience” means—

  1. (a)

     periods of industrial, professional or commercial experience associated with full-time study at an institution, but at a place outside that institution;

  2. (b)

     periods during which a student is employed and residing in a country whose language is one that the student is studying for that student’s course (provided that the period of residence in that country is a requirement of that student’s course and the study of one or more modern languages accounts for not less than half of the total time spent studying on the course).