Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the Enhanced Learning Credit Administration Service no longer funds the (a) national qualifications framework, (b) qualifications credit framework , (c) self-regulated framework and (d) industry recognised certifications at level three and above; and if he will make a statement.

There have been no changes to the funding arrangements of the Enhanced Learning Credit Administration Service.

The Ministry of Defence provides funding and promotes lifelong learning through its Standard, Enhanced, and Publicly Funded Higher Education schemes. We use a variety of qualification frameworks including National Qualification Framework, the Qualification and Curriculum Framework, the Scottish Qualifications Authority and several others as a means to continually develop our people both while serving, during transition, and after having left providing eligibility criteria is satisfied.