(1) Subject to these Regulations, an employment contribution shall be credited to an insured person in respect of any contribution week during the whole or part of which he or she is under pensionable age and participating in -

(a) a scheme administered by the Minister and known as -

(i) the Back to Education Allowance Scheme, or

(ii) the Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme,

(b) a scheme administered by the Minister for Education and known as the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme,

(c) any other course of education or training approved of by the Minister.

(2) A contribution shall only be credited to an insured person under sub-article (1) provided that an employment contribution, other than a contribution under article 88, is not payable in respect of him or her or a contribution in respect of duly notified incapacity for work is not credited to him or her for that week.

(3) A contribution credited by virtue of this article to a person whose last contribution paid was -

(a) a voluntary contribution, or

(b) an employment contribution at any of the rates specified in article 81(2)(a), 82(2)(a) or 83(2)(a),