Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Act 2019

Amendment of section 50 of Principal Act (Making of an award)

20. Section 50 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):

“(3) The Authority shall, on the application of a relevant provider, and in accordance with the policies and criteria established under subsection (1), and having regard to the procedures established by the provider under section 56(2), make an award to a learner where the learner has, in the opinion of the provider, acquired, and where appropriate, demonstrated, the appropriate standard of knowledge, skill or competence as determined by the Authority under section 49(1).”;

and

(b) by the deletion of subsection (7).