TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Right to Time Off for Study or Training (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st September 2001. Amendment of the Right to Time Off for Study or Training (Scotland) Regulations 1999 2 The Right to Time Off for Study or Training (Scotland) Regulations shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4 of these Regulations. 3 In regulation 3(2) (Standard of achievement) after sub paragraph (f) there shall be inserted– g where an employee has been awarded a Key Skills qualification at level 2 (intermediate level) he shall be treated as having achieved a GCSE grades A* to C. . 4 1 The Schedule (Awarding Bodies) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs. 2 In section B ( SVQ Awarding Bodies)– a the references to the following awarding bodies shall be deleted– i Association of Industrial Truck Trainers; ii Confederation of International Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology; iii Local Government Management Board; iv Museum Training Institute; v National Fencing Training Authority; vi National Proficiency Tests Council NCC Educational Services Ltd; and vii Travel Training Company Ltd; b there shall be inserted in the appropriate places in alphabetical order the following awarding bodies– Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Institute of Management Lantra Awards Ltd (NTFA) National Proficiency Tests Council Skillset The National Examining Board for Supervision and Management The Pensions Management Institute TWI Certification Limited ; c before “Institute of the Motor Industry” there shall be inserted “The”; and d for “Vocational Qualifications in Science, Engineering and Technology” there shall be substituted the words “Vocational Qualifications in Science, Engineering & Technology”. 3 In section D ( NVQ Awarding Bodies) a the references to the following awarding bodies shall be deleted– i The British Computer Society; ii Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work Chartered Institute of Bankers; iii Confederation of International Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology; iv Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland; v EPIC; vi Institute of Linguists Education Trust; vii Local Government Management Board; viii Management Verification Consortium Ltd; ix NCC Education Services Ltd; x The Open University Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations; and xi Telecommunications Vocational Standards Council; b there shall be inserted in the appropriate places in alphabetical order the following awarding bodies– Association of Industrial Truck Trainers Vocational Qualifications Ltd Construction Project Management Group Extractive and Mineral Processing Industry Consortium Fire Services Awarding Body Intelect Limited Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations The Chartered Institute of Bankers The Improvement and Development Agency The Open University The Pensions Management Institute ; and c for “National Examining Board for Supervisory Management” there shall be substituted “The National Examining Board for Supervision and Management”. 4 In section E (National Entry Level Qualification Awarding Bodies)– a for “National Entry Level Qualification Awarding Bodies” there shall be substituted “Entry Level Qualification Awarding Bodies”; and b there shall be inserted in the appropriate places in alphabetical order the following awarding bodies– Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network Birmingham Comenius Centre and Birmingham Local Education Authority National Proficiency Tests Council Salford Diocese Religious Education Centre . 5 After Section E (National Entry Level Qualification Awarding Bodies) there shall be inserted the following section– F Key Skills Awarding Bodies Assessment and Qualifications Alliance Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network British Horseracing Training Board City and Guilds of London Institute Council for Awards in Children’s Care and Education Edexcel Foundation EMTA Awards Limited ETC Awards Ltd Hospitality Awarding Body London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Examinations Board NcFE Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations Pitman Qualifications The Institute of the Motor Industry Vocational Training Charitable Trust Welsh Joint Education Committee . Savings 5 Where before 1st September 2001 an employee has commenced a course of study or training leading to an academic or vocational qualification awarded or authenticated by an awarding body which was specified in the Schedule to the Right to Time Off for Study or Training (Scotland) Regulations 1999 but which is deleted or amended by these Regulations, that body shall in respect of that employee continue to be a specified body under regulation 4 of the Right to Time Off for Study or Training (Scotland) Regulations 1999 until the employee completes or discontinues that course of study or training. ALASDAIR MORRISON Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 24th May 2001