Part 5Work
Chapter 1Employment, etc.
Qualifications
54Interpretation
1
This section applies for the purposes of section 53.
2
A qualifications body is an authority or body which can confer a relevant qualification.
3
A relevant qualification is an authorisation, qualification, recognition, registration, enrolment, approval or certification which is needed for, or facilitates engagement in, a particular trade or profession.
4
An authority or body is not a qualifications body in so far as—
a
it can confer a qualification to which section 96 applies,
b
it is the responsible body of a school to which section 85 applies,
c
it is the governing body of an institution to which section 91 applies,
d
it exercises functions under the Education Acts, or
e
it exercises functions under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.
5
A reference to conferring a relevant qualification includes a reference to renewing or extending the conferment of a relevant qualification.
6
A competence standard is an academic, medical or other standard applied for the purpose of determining whether or not a person has a particular level of competence or ability.