Relevant education
You are in relevant education if you are:
- aged under 20, and
- in non-advanced education or approved training that you started before you were aged 19, and
- your course is of 12 or more hours a week.
Non-advanced courses include:
- GCSE
- AS Level
- A Level
- NVQ, BTEC and BTEC Extended Diploma, up to Level 3
- National 5s (N5s)
- National Certificate or Diploma
- National Qualification Framework level 3
- Scottish Qualification Framework level 6
- Awards, Certificates or Diplomas, up to level 3
- Entry level skills courses and Skills for Life
- Any course that is not 'advanced education'.