64.—(1) Where the Council, on application to it in that behalf, is satisfied that a programme of education or further education will provide a person with knowledge, skill, competence and a qualification to enable the person to be registered under Part 4 or 8 or continue to be so registered, it may, subject to such conditions as it thinks fit having regard to its functions under this Act, approve of the programme of education or further education.

(2) An application under subsection (1) may be made by a provider of education in relation to a programme of education or further education that he or she provides or proposes to provide.