Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments to Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008) Order 2013 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Amendment of Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008

2. —(1) Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008( 2 ) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 3 (meaning of “level 3 qualification”)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) omit “external”, the first time it appears; and

(ii) for “an external qualification” substitute “a qualification”;

(b) in subsection (3)—

(i) for “Qualifications and Curriculum Authority” substitute “Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (in this Part referred to as “Ofqual”)”; and

(ii) for “the Authority” substitute “Ofqual”; and

(c) omit subsection (4).

(3) In section 6 (meaning of “relevant training or education”)—

(a) in subsection (1) for “an accredited qualification” substitute “a regulated qualification”; and

(b) for subsection (2) substitute—

“ (2) “Regulated qualification” has the same meaning as in Part 7 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (see section 130 of that Act). ” .

(4) In section 8 (meaning of “sufficient relevant training or education”)—

(a) in subsection (2)(b) for the words from “an accredited qualification” to the end substitute “a form of a regulated qualification to which that number of hours of guided learning has been assigned.”; and

(b) in subsection (3)—

(i) omit the definition of “accredited qualification”;

(ii) for the definition of “assigned” substitute—

“ “assigned” means assigned by a recognised body in accordance with section 145 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009; ” ; and

(iii) after the definition of “assigned” insert—

“ “regulated qualification” has the same meaning as in Part 7 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (see section 130 of that Act). ” .