Rule SAL007 - Qualification eligibility for student support access

To be eligible for learner access to both student allowances and the Student Loan Scheme, a Student Achievement Component-funded qualification must be full time and meet the following criteria:

• Run for a minimum of 12 weeks
• Have a value of at least 0.3 Equivalent Full Time Student (EFTS) units.

A part time qualification is not eligible for student allowances access.

To be eligible for learner access to the Student Loan Scheme, subject to any other eligibility requirements, a part-time qualification must meet one of the following criteria:

• Run for 32 weeks or more and have a value of at least 0.3 EFTS
• Run for fewer than 32 weeks with an EFTS value of at least 0.25 and less than 0.3.

Note: a qualification of less than 0.3 EFTS is classified as part-time regardless of the number of weeks over which it is delivered.

Note: a qualification's format will determine which components of the Student Loan Scheme a learner can access.