Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “international agreement” means—

  1. (a)

     the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region, signed by the United Kingdom at Strasbourg on 7th November 1997^f1, or

  2. (b)

     the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education, signed by the United Kingdom at Paris on 25th November 2019^f2;

• “non-UK qualification” means a qualification issued by a body located outside the United Kingdom;

• “qualification” means any record, issued by a body whose ordinary activities include the issuing of such records, of having attained a particular standard following a course of study or training;

• “UK ENIC service” means—

  1. (a)

     a service pursuant to an international agreement requiring services to be provided relating to—

     1. (i)

        the comparability, recognition or assessment of UK qualifications or non-UK qualifications, or

     2. (ii)

        the provision of information or advice about such qualifications or the systems for awarding them, or

  2. (b)

     any associated services provided by a person providing services mentioned in paragraph (a);

• “UK qualification” means a qualification issued by a body located in the United Kingdom.