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Section 12 Technical education qualifications: minor and consequential amendmentsI1I2

England and Wales

(1)

The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 is amended as set out in subsections (2) to (9).

F1(2)

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(3)

In section A2D3 (as renumbered by section 13: approved technical education qualifications)—

(a)

in subsection (1), after “qualification” insert “under this section”;

(b)

omit subsection (2);

(c)

omit subsections (8) to (13);

(d)

for the heading substitute “Technical education certificate: approval of technical education qualifications”.

(4)

In section A2D10 (as renumbered by section 13: directions), for “section A2DA or A2DB” substitute “sections A2D2 to A2D9 or A2IB”.

(5)

In section A2HA (list of technical education qualifications)—

(a)

after subsection (1), insert—

“(1A)

For each qualification, the list must indicate whether (in conjunction with any steps determined under section A2D4) it could lead to the issue of a technical education certificate.”;

(b)

in subsection (2)(a), for “the standards” substitute “any standards”.

(6)

In section 100 (funding), in subsection (5), in the definition of “approved technical education qualification”, for “A2DA” substitute “A12(1)”.

(7)

In section 121 (interpretation of Part 4), in subsection (1)—

(a)

in the definition of “approved technical education qualification”, for “A2DA” substitute “A12”;

(b)

in the definition of “technical education qualification”, for “A2DA” substitute “A12”.

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(10)

In section 42B of the Education Act 1997 (information about technical education: access to English schools), in subsection (10), for “A2DA” substitute “A2D3 or A2D5”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 12(2) omitted (1.6.2025 at 2.00 a.m.) by virtue of Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (c. 14), s. 12(1)(b), Sch. 3 para. 10(b) (with s. 13); S.I. 2025/598, reg. 4(b)

F2

S. 12(8) omitted (1.6.2025) by virtue of Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (c. 14), s. 12(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 35(b) (with s. 13); S.I. 2025/598, reg. 3(g)

F3

S. 12(9) omitted (1.6.2025 at 2.00 a.m.) by virtue of Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (c. 14), s. 12(1)(b), Sch. 3 para. 10(b) (with s. 13); S.I. 2025/598, reg. 4(b)

Commencement

I1

S. 12 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 36(3)

I2

S. 12 in force at 30.9.2022 by S.I. 2022/965, reg. 3(7) (with regs. 4, 5)