Decision Makers Guide - DMG11093
Full-time Education
A full-time education course is one where a person attends a
recognised educational establishment to study for more than twelve
hours per week . To calculate the number of hours spent on a course
1) take into account any time
1.1) receiving instruction
or tuition
1.2) undertaking supervised
study
1.3) undertaking examination
or practical work
1.4) taking part in any
exercise, experiment or project that forms part of the
course.
2) do not take into account time spent on
2.1) meal breaks
2.2) unsupervised study or
homework which is undertaken outside normal hours whether on or off
the premises of the educational establishment.
